Watching The Necons

The Democracy in America blog at the "Economist" gives Libya warmongers the Boot:

Now that I've taken a second to think about it, to calculate even, it seems plausible that weakness and vacillation [in Libya] will do us no harm whatsoever. Indeed, prudent inaction may not be weakness and vacillation at all!

Giving Him The Boot

Max Boot is one conservative who thinks we should push Mubarak harder.

Hat tip to Hugh Hewitt

"Come Home, America" Watch, Day 41.5

All or nothing in Afghanistan, says Max Boot.

Hat tip to Mike Cheever

Missed Him By That Much

Max Boot was a few miles from Sunday's mass murder in Baghdad. He has not panicked:

Attacks are still down to their lowest level since 2003-2004. Life has returned to a semblance of normality in Baghdad and other areas. A few high-profile attacks — this one or the one in August — do not change the fundamental, day-to-day reality of life getting better.

Hat tip to Mike Cheever

Fat Chance, Max

Max Boot tells Republicans to back the President if he gives Gen. McCrystal what he's asking for in Afghanistan:

The president’s dedication is indeed open to question, but it’s still possible he may give McChrystal what he needs in order to win. If he does, conservatives would be well-advised to support the president rather than to engage in partisan carping as too many of them did during the 1990s while Bill Clinton was taking military action in Bosnia, Kosovo, Somalia, Iraq, and elsewhere. Back then, some on the Right mindlessly adopted an isolationist stance simply because interventions were being ordered by a Democratic president. That is a mistake they should not repeat. Instead, “national security conservatives” should unite to support our troops and their battle-tested commanders as they try to turn around a failing war effort in Afghanistan.

Hat tip to Mike Cheever