“Did anyone else hear Kondracke say that neither of them clearly answered the Israel question?
“Am I misremembering when I say that Sen McCain position was - absolutely we would act if necessary and not wait for the UN security council since China and Russia would roadblock any sort of decisive action?”
You remember correctly. That is what Senator McCain said. He displayed incredible statesmanship tonight.
His "maybe" answer to the "Is Russia going back to being the Evil Empire" question was masterful. Anybody paying attention at that point will have seen the difference between a leader and a talker.