OUR UZBEK PROBLEM

Bill Kristol and Stephen Schwartz get it right, I think. I should say that Bill Kristol has been pretty exemplary in the war on terror, with a few lapses. He hasn’t dismissed the abuse and torture allegations; he hasn’t turned a blind eye to Rumsfeld’s mismanagement of the post-war; he has kept an eye on the broader battle of ideas; he has backed a bigger military; and he has demanded more accountability from the Bush administration for its mistakes. No doubt he will soon be tagged as an anti-American lefty for these laudable criticisms. He wins kudos in my book.