I've just started Fiasco by Tom Ricks, a book I've assigned as extra credit for my "Global Political Issues" class. I'm only a few pages in, but I did find this aside somewhat entertaining:
[Wolfowitz's] soft voice and mild manner frequently surprise those who have braced themselves for the encounter. "I actually was surprised to find, the first time I met him, that he wsa pretty likeable, which surprised me, becuse I hate him," said Paul Arcangeli, who served as an Army officer in Iraq before being medically retired. (His loathing, he explained, is a policy matter: "I blame him for all this shit in Iraq. Even more than Rumsfeld, I blame him." his bottom line on Wolfowitz: "Dangerously idealistic. And crack-smoking stupid."
"Crack-smoking stupid." Nice turn of phrase. I might have to start using that.
(I should note that just about everything else I've read about Wolfowitz argues that he's very bright, almost brilliant, though very idealistic (and clearly wrong about just about everything on Iraq). I mostly just like the blunt turn of phrase.)
Posted by baltar at September 7, 2006 11:03 AM | TrackBack | Posted to International Affairs | Iraq | Military Affairs