Neo-Cons vs. New York Times: Kissinger's dissent and demurral (Below The Beltway).(Iraq policy)

CRITICS OF THE BUSH ADMINistration's Iraq policy finally stepped forward--and they are Republicans rather than Democrats. Former National Security Adviser Brent Scowcroft, Nebraska Sen. Chuck Hagel and former Secretary of State Lawrence Eagleburger argue that the United States should attempt to contain Saddam Hussein diplomatically while giving equal, if not more, weight to securing Afghanistan and achieving peace between the Israelis and the Palestinians.

Proponents of an immediate invasion fought back vigorously--not by advancing a clearer version of their own but by ...