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We now have our own Fifth Column to contend with. And I'm NOT talking about Leftists here.

Before any more damage is done, I say we take note of them, but refuse to respond to them.

I think you're right. I often tell myself that same thing, but silly me, my New Yawk Dago temper gets the better of me. I really should try to cool off, but this whole thing - the willful, self - centered denial of the brutal reality staring us all in the face, just gets to me.

Have you seen that there's even one nut running around the board claiming that we shouldn't attempt to take away Saddam's weapons because - get THIS - "he's got a right to keep and bear arms, the same as anybody".

Notice how, the closer the attack gets, the more absolutely ridiculous the arguments get (when they're not being repeated ad nauseum, that is)?

"We now have our own Fifth Column to contend with. And I'm NOT talking about Leftists here.

"Before any more damage is done, I say we take note of them, but refuse to respond to them."

It would appear the Birchers and the Brigadiers have allied with the anti-war left. Philosophically, many have -- joining with the anarchists in their anti-globalist fixation (while mistaking Bush and the Republican right for globalists, who actually inhabit the Democrat left).

I am reminded, though, of Spring, 2000. Vicious flame wars were fought on Free Republic between vile tempered self-styled Brigadiers and pompous self-styled Bushies. But a little digging revealed that the people behind some of the screen names on both sides were actually DNC-types trying to drive a wedge between conservatives.

This may be the case once again -- the anti-war left hiding behind a "conservative" coloration. And, in any event, your advice is well taken.

It is amazing, though, how the nay-sayers on this thread (and others like it) have conformed precisely to Brooks' specifications. They are universally unwilling to address the consequences of inaction.