# Iraqi War - It's All About Israel - Hollings

**URL:** <https://boards.straightdope.com/t/iraqi-war-its-all-about-israel-hollings/246021>\
**Category:** Great Debates\
**Created:** [May 19, 2004, 7:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/iraqi-war-its-all-about-israel-hollings/246021 "2004-05-19T19:54:28Z")\
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**Author:** ![gum](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/bbe5ce/32.png) [@gum](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/gum)\
**Post date:** [May 24, 2004, 3:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/iraqi-war-its-all-about-israel-hollings/246021/21 "2004-05-24T15:58:35Z")

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Originally posted by **sevastopol**

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> \*From Juan Cole’s latest; Monday, May 24, 2004 \*

Why the heck would I believe Juan Cole?  
[A writer for UCC Palestine Solidarity Campaign](http://student.cs.ucc.ie/cs1064/jabowen/IPSC/php/authors.php?auid=1200)

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**Author:** ![tagos](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/bbe5ce/32.png) [@tagos](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/tagos)\
**Post date:** [May 24, 2004, 4:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/iraqi-war-its-all-about-israel-hollings/246021/22 "2004-05-24T16:06:49Z")

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> Originally posted by **sevastopol** Why the heck would I believe Juan Cole?  
> [A writer for UCC Palestine Solidarity Campaign](http://student.cs.ucc.ie/cs1064/jabowen/IPSC/php/authors.php?auid=1200)

What difference does that make, he’s knowledgeable in his field? Perhaps you’d care to post an ‘approved’ list of organisations and publications?

And besides

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**Author:** ![Sevastopol](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/cdc98d/32.png) [@Sevastopol](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sevastopol)\
**Post date:** [May 24, 2004, 4:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/iraqi-war-its-all-about-israel-hollings/246021/23 "2004-05-24T16:42:11Z")

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> [@gum](#):
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> Originally posted by **sevastopol** Why the heck would I believe Juan Cole?

I cannot say what prejudices **gum** brings to believing or disbelieving someone.

Why might an honest and decent person believe Juan Cole? As per **tagos** , Cole is an expert in the field.

More to the point, it is not the opinion of Juan Cole that I’ve cited. It is Cole’s summary of what [the former Chief of Centcom, General Zinni.](http://story.news.yahoo.com/news?tmpl=story&cid=615&e=10&u=/nm/iraq_zinni_dc) has to say.

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