Conservative critics of the Iraq War

In an earlier post, I discussed conservative opposition to the Iraq War in the context of how it might affect the Democrats' electoral prospects in 2006 and 2008.

Investigative journalist Robert Perry also discusses the war's conservative critics in at article at his Web site: Bush, Rats and a Sinking Ship ConsortiumNews.com 02/25/06. Focusing in particular on the criticisms of William Buckley and Francis Fukayama, he writes:

While those Americans who always opposed the Iraq War may see this unseemly scramble of Bush's former allies as a classic case of rats deserting a sinking ship, the loss of these two prominent thinkers of the Right mark a turning point in the political battle over the U.S. occupation of Iraq.

If Bush can’t hold William F. Buckley Jr. – and if even the ranks of the neocons are starting to crack – Bush may soon be confronted with a hard choice of either acknowledging his errors or tightening his authoritarian control of the United States.

Bush’s foundering Iraq policy also raises the stakes in the November elections. Prospects have brightened for those who want Bush held accountable for his reckless deeds and his violation of laws, both domestic and international.