I agree with you . . . which makes one wonder why the folks at NRO are so adamant about getting the USA involved.
They are neocon chickenhawks. Now, McCarthy will probably be purged as "unpatriotic". TNR has been a worthless rag since the Clinton era. Mark my words, they will eventually have an issue about the "groundswell" of support for Lieberman for GOP Prez in '12.