Always Be Skeptical On What You Read

Photo: Lt. Col. Daniel L. Davis last month after sharing his view on the Afghan war with some members of Congress. “You can't spin the fact that more men are getting blown up every year,” he said.

Watch Sources on Afghanistan More Closely -- Max Boot, Commentary

Here is a follow-up to my earlier item on Lt. Col. Daniel L. Davis, the army reservist who spent some time last year traveling around Afghanistan helping to assess army equipment and has returned to write an article claiming senior commanders are lying when they say we are making progress.

This is hardly the first op-ed Davis has written. The others are collected on his own website, which suggests he is an aspiring blogger.

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My Comment: Max Boot is right .... one should do one's homework, and one should always approach news pieces with a healthy dose of skepticism.