[mikeash]

This seems extraordinarily nitpicky given that the first paragraph exists merely to set up the simplistic view of the war's causes which the rest of the article is dedicated to knocking down.

I mean, by all means point it out, but bailing out on the whole article because of that is a bit much.

[threesixandnine]

Bailing out of the whole article because of that little mistake is the only right thing to do if you want your brain to stay clean and not influenced by dilettants of the Internets. Why should I now read the whole article when I know I have to check every other 'fact'?

Fellow HNers who read the whole thing already confirmed that the article is bullshit. So I think I was right. Experience my friend.