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"I do think my judgment is superior to [Cole's] when it comes to the big picture. So, I have an idea: Since he doesn't want to debate anything except his own brilliance, let's make a bet. I predict that Iraq won't have a civil war, that it will have a viable constitution, and that a majority of Iraqis and Americans will, in two years time, agree that the war was worth it. I'll bet $1,000 (which I can hardly spare right now). This way neither of us can hide behind clever word play or CV reading. If there's another reasonable wager Cole wants to offer which would measure our judgment, I'm all ears. Money where your mouth is, doc," - Jonah Goldberg, February 8, 2005.
http://andrewsullivan.theatlantic.com/t...ly_dish/2007/02/quote_for_the_d_6.html
What disturbs me about the neo-con media is not only how they get every aspect of the war wrong (as i mentioned in another related thread), they have so much bravado about it like Jonah here. Even in the face of looking like a complete buffoon, they are defiant till the bitter end.