Certainly, a person who has visited a region can be considered for more proficient in the particulars of said region than someone who has not. However, having not visited a region does not mean one’s opinion on it is inherently flawed or incorrect. To say otherwise is the rough equivalent of saying one should not consider being shot in the face a bad thing if one has never been shot in the face. I’ve seen the situation in Iraq, Mr. Lichtenheld, and I don’t need to step on a roadside bomb to know and opine that it is indeed desperate.
-By Gerald Cox
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