Who is winning the battle to be the most interviewed "outside expert" on the Iraqi crisis? Here is a tally of TV appearances (on the three morning shows, the weekend gabfests, MacNeil/Lehrer and Nightline) and of mentions in major print publications (as tabulated by the Nexis database) during the month of August.
Expert Les Aspin
House Armed Services chairman
TV 10 Print 275
Basic Wisdom
That the public may not support any military action that is not purely defensive.
Expert Sam Nunn
Senate Armed Services chairman
TV 6 Print 266
Basic Wisdom
That the taking of hostages "cannot be allowed to...
