Re: Argument by wishful assertion

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Except that, the last time it happened, they were speaking Dutch.

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You were not there!

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The Iraqis are mostly hungry for stability, not Democracy. They are also hungry for foreign language speaking parrots, or anything else to eat.

The problem with David Brooks is that his assertions _sound_ reasonable, unless one analyzes the logic: because most people don't, it's dangerous stuff.

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