The New Clark Clifford

.....is James Baker, says Geraghty.

Excerpt:

"...it will be hailed far and wide - well, from the editorial page of the New York Times to both parties' congressional leadership to the all-important David Gergen (hey, how did that guy get passed over? He's the Michael Jordan of empty blather from a Washington suit with a distinguished resume) as “just the right call that the President ought to heed.”"


Meanwhile, here's the Podhoretz article.

Noteworthy:

"What do Syria and Iran want more than anything else in the world? To see an American defeat in Iraq. To see an America so crippled that they can work their will in the Middle East without fear of retribution. Syria could swallow up Lebanon whole once again. Iran could do whatever it chooses inside and outside its borders (develop and peddle nuclear weaponry, sponsor terrorism against Israeli and Western targets) with impunity."

Baker bears much of the responsibility for the current situation in which we find ourselves. He and his "Realists" have screwed it up once; WHY are we even considering giving them a chance to let them screw it up again?