So what’s the point? Well, basically this: The notion that conservatives opposed Clinton as Commander-in-Chief in the pre-war on terror or in other military ventures is simply unfair. I get email all of the time from defensive liberals accusing NR or me or “the right” of hypocrisy for critizing liberals who seem to put partisan hatred of Bush ahead of the war on terror. They say, “Oh, yeah, well you guys screamed ‘wag the dog’ during the Sudan bombing and you opposed Clinton on Yugoslavia.” And it’s simply untrue. Sure, there were some wag the dog voices — like noted rightwing trogs Arlen Specter and Christopher Hitchens — but generally even the most partisan Republicans supported Clinton. And the leading conservative magazines — NR and The Weekly Standard — backed Clinton on Yugoslavia as well as the Sudan bombing.