First I think you are making way too much out of the quote I included in response to Issybird's post. Second while I agree a political argument would generally belong in the P&R forum I see that as more related to contemporary issues. I don't see how a book about say the American War for Independence could avoid discussing the motivations for why it happened and how it was conducted including political views. I trust the moderators, specifically WTSharpe, to judge that.