Posted by Botnst: Good point and makes a difference, but does not change my opinion of her, nor the degree to which I discount the opinion of a false pretense used as a tool of argumentation.

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So, because she has revealed to her readers (in a previous column), that she once considered Rumsfeld a friend, but that the friendship did not survive her comments about the Iraq war, you find her opinions less worthy?

I just don't see it. In my mind, her opinions ought to be just as worthy of scrutiny as anyone else's. They stand, or do not stand, on the merits.

Most curious is how Rumsfeld escapes your judgment entirely. The fact that he let her stated negative opinions about something he did get in the way of friendship does not result in the same judgment you gave her.

Joe B.