Well, it is political. A number of people and groups have staked a position that is directly contrary to the views expressed in that document. They cannot aff

Well, it is political. A number of people and groups have staked a position that is directly contrary to the views expressed in that document. They cannot afford to be proven wrong. When people feel threatened in that way, they attack. It really doesn't matter how much evidence backs his view or not. It doesn't matter how much logic he mustered or didn't.