There's certainly nothing wrong with debating the wisdom of war before making war. But too often, those current and former public officials who seek to influence the course of our foreign and military policy are not held to account for their public positions. Indeed, many of the Democrats who oppose using military force against Iraq voted for a nuclear freeze at the very time Ronald Reagan was modernizing America's nuclear arsenal in Europe, opposed the Reagan military buildup (which was used to win the Cold War), voted against the 1991 Gulf War resolution, voted to slash the defense budget and...