The Iraq Hawks are fighting among themselves…

[Junkdrawer]

I see at least four hawk factions:

1.) The ones who believe we need to control the Middle East to fight terrorism. (The irony of our presence causing the terrorism seems lost with these folks).

2.) The ones that are simply out for the oil and reconstruction revenues. (There are the true looters.)

3.) The ones who would do just about anything to help Likud's vision of Israeli security. (I suspect Lieberman is in this camp, which is why I oppose him.)

4.) The ones who view controlling the ME oil as a strategic asset in a long term game of global hegemony. (The old Kissinger Realpolitik gang.)

Now, they all could agree on invading Iraq, but what to do after we invaded is splitting them up. Some want to continue the fight into Iran and Syria, some believe we’re overstretched already. Some want an international presence in Iraq, some want to keep the UN out at all costs. Some want more troops in Iraq, some want to save the troops for further adventures.

The result of all the infighting? A complete lack of any kind of plan for Iraq, good or bad. We’re adrift and it’s the troops who are paying the price. Daily.