Hmm. I presume you think that anyone who doesn't see it the way you do, is, by your definition, not "reasonably intelligent"?
That is quite an egotistical statement. I assume you were being rhetorical.
The silence in that regard among both the mainstream media as well as conservative pundits is actually quite deafening. I have never once heard anyone ask Mr. Kristol or Mr. Perle to explain their blatant inconsistency in these matters.