For my opinions on these issues and a surprise reply from a Real Big Man on Campus, see my emails to Michael Smerconish, a radio talk show host who’s
started a furor in Philadelphia over his support of the Walt/Mearsheimer work.
I spoke of the need for increased sensitivity to the angry responses from the Jewish community to Walt and Mearshiemer, reponses based on 2,000 years
of persecution often started through polemical writings.
My emails were CC’d to Walt and Mearsheimer.
Note the puerile reponse from someone not on the mailing list, Michael Desch, Professor and Robert M. Gates Chair in Intelligence and National
Security Decision-making at TAMU. W&M must have forwarded to him, but don’t have the balls to reply themselves.
Stunning.
Email thread is at this link.
