Pillsbury, the Panda-slugging China hawk
TA Frank of The Washington Monthly sends in this story on Michael Pillsbury, 'the China hawk':
Panda Slugger, The dubious scholarship of Michael Pillsbury, the China hawk with Rumsfeld's ear, by Soyoung Ho
Tom writes:
Awesome piece that tracks with everything I know and have heard about the man over the years. A dangerous character, according to many. I've never met him or crossed paths, to my knowledge. Most who know him well but who have tangled with him consider Pillsbury an Anakin Skywalker-type: could have been great, but went to the dark side. I push for a Dem in 2008 just to get him out of the Pentagon. That's how much I think he damages strategic thinking WRT the Long War.
Comments
I know Mike, too, and this article is a vicious fabrication. I know him quite well, actually, and there is very little resemblance between the character in the article and the real person. I don't think this kind of hatchet job occurred by chance. This is a put up job. Just so you know. The guy has Democrat friends as well as Republican ones and has articles posted on various well-regarded sites which say pretty much the opposite of what the Washington Monthly article says. If you believe this article, you are pretty easily swayed by gossip. Sorry! Hope nobody does this sort of vicious back stabbing to you, Tom...
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July 11, 2006 7:31 AM