Pundit vs. Petraeus

Andrew McCarthy at The National Review really is a flippin' moron. Yesterday he wrote a piece on his blog suggesting that General David Petraeus's analysis of the US's violation of Geneva regarding detainee abuse was "vapid."

Here's the text of an email I sent him in response. No word yet from him in return.

I'll tell you what's tiresome, Mr. McCarthy: the sanctimony of bloviators like yourself who proclaim to know more about international law than the most respected officer we have in our military. This is someone who a year ago was the unconditional hero of the very Bush administration before which you no doubt genuflected on a daily basis since 9/11.

General Petraeus has a PhD in International Relations from Princeton. He taught International Relations at West Point. He literally wrote the book on counterinsurgency. Your contention he has anything less than a stellar intellect in the area of whether or not the US violated Geneva reveals the shallowness of your own intellect.

But keep on keepin' on, Mr. McCarthy. I hope every Republican pays close attention to what you write. You will no doubt lead them right into the abyss of political oblivion. I couldn't be happier.