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To: Win Smith who wrote (74593)	2/16/2003 1:23:59 PM
From: LindyBill	Respond to of 281500

Friedman column I read his book, "From Beirut to Jerusalem," about a month ago, and gained a lot of respect for him. But ever since, his columns have gone downhill. I feel like I am reading Moses, lost in the desert, looking for a way out.

To: Win Smith who wrote (74593)	2/16/2003 1:38:19 PM
From: paul_philp	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 281500

Win, Friedman's column and your response demonstrate my theory of the 'already at war' versus 'not at war' gap. Paul

To: Win Smith who wrote (74593)	2/16/2003 2:02:34 PM
From: JohnM	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 281500

I was actually going to post that Friedman column myself, in a contrarian sort of way. Well said, Win. Friedman puzzles me right now. I wonder if there are intense cross pressures working on him; if he is actually as confused as his columns appear to be; or if something else is going on. I thought this one lost its way in thinking he could lecture the Chinese on the reality of their need for US markets. Very strange. Having said that, I keep reading him. When he was good, as in his Beirut book, he was exceptionally good. But his globalization book was weaker. This recent stuff is weaker still. Something's wrong.