Tell us all Ron - where does one like yourself go to get "the facts" .... just because a person only published one book, does not mean it is fiction.
I didn't say it was fiction. What I was implying is that without documented source material annotated in the footnotes or biliography, then you essentially have the writing that reflect one person's unsubstantiated opinion.
There are many thousands of authors out there, including those of us who express our thoughts "out loud" here on SI, who have a particular opinion and seek to make use of whatever material is available to support that opinion.
But that doesn't make anything we believe "factual".
Much of historical reference is tainted by an author's failure to attempt to understand the context of a particular event. He/She may have no documentation that describes exactly what the true rationales were for the person's who played integral roles in history. What one man might interpret as conspiracy may, in fact, be merely a bungling effort to preserve "face" on the part of the person making the final decision that effected that historical event.
The world is just not that cut and dried from my perspective. There are just too many forces and personalities involved for anyone to truly discern the rationales of most decision makers.
Did Clinton bomb the aspirin factory in Sudan as a result of a "clear and present danger" or was it an attempt to deflect public opinion from Monica's testimony. Did he launch his 4 day missile fling in Iraq for security reasons, or because he wanted people to pay more attention to the "wargames" than to the impeachment vote?
Btw, I have one hell of a lot of respect for the Canadian Army. I hope that was not miscontrued. I just think you all got a bad deal having incompetent British leadership in control of your forces (although we had some incompetent leadership at the divisional and corp level).
Do you not see the "reality" ..... let me suggest a possibility .... there is no reality, only 100 different versions of the "truth".
Truth can be a moving target, depending on who is taking aim and what the target is.
However, facts are facts. But truth and facts are not the same. Truth is an interpretation of the facts.
Regards,
Ron |
