[Poohbah]

On the day after President Bush delivered his ultimatum, Patrick J. Buchanan stopped debating the war.

Yeah, AFTER penning his "J'Accuse" screed.

[Burkeman1]

And how was "Whose War" answered? With a point by point refutation of the article? With rational counter arguments? Or was Buchanan himself attacked? He Was essentially called an anti semite and dismissed.

Fine- let's suppose that Pat has made some questionable statements in the past and could be called an anti- semite (though I believe he is not.) Are all anti war right wingers anti semites? Are all anti American? Is every argument they make motivated out of a secret hatred of Jews and wish to destroy this nation? That seems to be the argument from the "neocons" (a term used to sweepingly I admit).

It is the failure of the pro war right to respond to the actual arguments of the anti war right that troubles me.