Are They Nuts?

Just a rhetorical question; of course they are. Neocons Michael O'Hanlon and Fred Kagan have suggested that the U.S. should take military action against Pakistan to secure their nuclear weapons. Pakistan has a population of 160 million, roughly five times that of Iraq. It wouldn't be pretty.

Kagan was the "intellectual architect" of the surge in Iraq, and has advocated military strikes against Iran and Syria. O'Hanlon visited Iraq for a short period earlier in the year, and came back repeating talking points provided by the Assministration. Both are "experts" who have never served in the military.

At this rate, Egypt, Jordan and Turkey might expect calls from this duo for an attack on them shortly.

Why Do The Neocons Hate The Troops?

Glenn Greenwald has a great takedown of the neoconservative cowards who push for expanded war in Iraq and a new war in Iran, without having to put their lives at risk by serving in the military. Fred Kagan, and the Kagan Klan, Wee Willie Kristol, and others are now fighting against a proposal by Sen. Jim Webb, a Marine veteran and father of a soldier serving in Iraq, to allow sufficient "dwell time" for soldiers returning from Iraq to be with their families before being redeployed. What's Fred Kagan's solution to giving the troops more down time at home? "Win the war we're fighting." Of course the "we" doesn't include this brave chickenhawk and his neocon associates, who have always viewed wars from afar, fought by others' spouses and children.