The blogosphere appears to be digesting the goat right now. There hasn’t been an enormous amount of commentary on the 9/11 Commission report yet. Protein Wisdom gives a rundown of mainstream media reaction and correctly observes that it appears to be a Rorschach test.
Gary Farber on Winds of Change makes the reasonable suggestion that we should shut up and listen for a change. This may be our last opportunity to abandon partisan bickering and agree on something for quite a while.
I’m struggling with myself whether to read the executive summary, the whole shebang, or just wait for the next commission’s report to come out.
I’ve now read the whole thing, though not the summary.
I recommend reading the whole thing, or at least going in chapter by chapter. It happens to be extremely well and clearly written, although much of it, including the first chapter, is, of course, extremely upsetting. I’d dive into the chapters from the WashPost page (or wherever); the URL is at my entries here.
Or you can buy the book, if you prefer.
Just a recommendation, of course.
Thanks, Gary. I’ve started reading the report. The first part is, indeed, distressing.