Quote by William Blum on Chutzpah and the Iraq War

„Do you remember the classic example of chutzpah? It's the young man who kills his parents and then asks the judge for mercy on the grounds that he's an orphan. The Bush administration's updated version of that was starting a wholly illegal, immoral, and devastating war and then dismissing all kinds of criticism of its action on the grounds that 'we're at war.“

William BlumWilliam Blum compares the Bush administration's stance on the Iraq war with a classic example of chutzpah.
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William Blum was an American author and critic of United States foreign policy.

William Blum criticizes the Bush administration's stance on the Iraq war using a classic example of chutzpah.


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William Blum quote about chutzpah, criticism, and the Iraq War

William Blum (1933–2018) initially worked for the U.S. State Department, which he left in 1967 because of his opposition to the Vietnam War. He later became a writer and co-founded the underground newspaper Washington Free Press. He was particularly known for his critical research into CIA covert operations and U.S. foreign policy.

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