Former Clinton-era National Security Council staffer Daniel Benjamin published a riposte in Slate magazine on 29 August 2003, entitled "Condi's Phony History: Sorry, Dr. Rice, postwar Germany was nothing like Iraq" in which he took Rice and Rumsfeld to task for mentioning Werwolf, writing that the reality of postwar Germany bore no resemblance to the occupation of Iraq, and made reference to Antony Beevor's Berlin: The Downfall 1945 and the US Army's official history, The U.S. Army in the Occupation of Germany 1944–1946,Earl F. Ziemke (1990). "Army Historical Series: The U.S. Army in the Occupation of Germany ," United States Army Center of Military History, CMH Pub 30-6. where the Werwolf were only mentioned twice in passing. This did not prevent his political opponents from disagreeing with him, using Biddiscombe's book as a source.
Former Clinton-era National Security Council staffer Dani,el Benjamin published a riposte in Slate magazine on 29 August 2003, entitled "Condi's Phony History: Sorry Dr. Rice postwar Germany was nothing like Iraq" in which he took Rice and Rumsfeld to task for mentioning Werwolf writing tha,t the reality of postwar Germany bore no resemblance to the occupation of Iraq, and made reference to Antony Beevor's Berlin: The Downfall 1945 and the US Army's official history, The U.S. Army in the Occupation of Germany 1944–1946,Earl F. Ziemke (1990). "Army Historical Series: The U.S. Army in the Occupation of Germany ," United States Army Cente,r of Military History, CMH Pub 30-6. where the Werwolf were only mentioned twice in passing. This did not prevent his political opponents from disagreeing with him, using Biddiscombe's book as a source.