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Glenn Williams's avatar

Thanks Massimo. Stockdale was never one of my role models, but that aside, you pinpoint what about his behavior was problematic. His behavior after the Gulf of Tonkin was indeed blameworthy. I don't fault him on not living up to an ideal sage, but I don't recall that he ever fully acknowledged his complicity in the pentagon war machine enough to prevent doing the same thing in the future. Thanks for the essay.

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Lisa Maldonado's avatar

Yes, i’m afraid it can. And has. Can’t wait!

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