A list of 100 Iraq War cheerleaders along with some choice quotes might seem not only dated and petty but irrelevant - who really cares what people said about the decision to go to war 15 years ago? Well, not only is it useful to remember just how stupid people were back in early 2003, it's truly surprising how many of these guys are still around in some form or fashion, their careers undaunted by some of the most ill-advised chickenhawking in American history. From Bush administration stooges to awful Fox News commentators to liberal journalists who really should have known better, Ames, who has probably never dropped a grudge in his life, collects some choice nuggets of support for The Dumbest War. I wouldn't call this an essential read, or even necessarily all that meaningful in 2017 when taken on its own terms. But in the current renaissance of xenophobic bigotry that is the Trump era, perhaps we can't have too many reminders that hysteria and groupthink can hijack just about anyone's better judgment - maybe even yours. That the overwhelming majority of these people continued being rich and successful is almost unbearable, but in a way all of the present day is one big endurance test for bullshit, of which these were only some of the biggest producers. Will we ever learn? ( )