We may have a new recruit to the To Hell With Them Hawks faction: Ralph Peters.

“Let’s raise another ‘impossible’ issue: If the Arab world can’t sustain one rule-of-law democracy — after we gave Iraq a unique opportunity – might it be a useful strategic outcome to watch Arabs and Persians, Shia and Sunni, slaughtering each other again? Just don’t try to referee the death match.” [Derb] There’s a brief initiation ceremony, Ralph–nothing to worry about, just a quick dunking, an oath, and a plate of worms. After that you get your decoder ring right away.