It's not proper for a professor to go before a class and promote one party or another. That's not academic scholarship.
Juan ColeI believe that the American administration of Iraq has been arrogant, has pursued policies that are illegal in international law and has been ignorant and incompetent. I said this very forthrightly to the senators.
Juan ColeI argued that the Bush administration, and the Coalition officials more recently, didn't understand Iraqi society. They thought it was a blank slate, that they could use Iraqis as guinea pigs.
Juan ColeI think it's really unfortunate that academics have been sidelined in most important policy debates.
Juan Cole