In other words, Nick, don"t you mean that the winners who are the survivors are usually the ones who get glorified and the losers vilified in what some call "history".  (And I'm not criticizing honest history but ersatz history of which we have far too much!)

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From: Nick Honerkamp <[log in to unmask]>
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Date: Fri, 4 Apr 2003 14:09:27 -0500
Subject: Re: [UTCSTAFF] IRAQ WAR

It's a little difficult to tell if Yigal's statement is true, since the
losers are dead and are unavailable for a side-by-side comparison.

Nick Honerkamp

At 01:39 PM 4/4/2003 -0500, you wrote:

>Just remember that history is written by the winners (or at least the
>survivors). Fortunately, in the long run, it has usually been the good guys
>who have won.
>
>Yigal