you could simply have people listen to Walt’s colleague, John Mearsheimer, who explained in Walt’s presence that Israel was NOT involved in the decision-making on the war in Iraq. Mearsheimer, in a rare moment of integrity, affirmed in an NPR discussion with Tom Ashbrooke that Israel considered Iran more dangeroud than Iraq under Saddam Hussein and had suggested to Washington policymakers that it would be more advisable to go into Iran rather than Iraq, if they were going to go to war in any case. See links below. The audio link comes second:

http://www.camera.org/index.asp?x_context=7&x_issue=35&x_article=1365

http://pointers.audiovideoweb.com/stcasx/ca25win25213/wm_ashbrook.wma/play.asx

In a bit of unintentional irony, Walt concluded his post in question by saying that it’s a wonder that anyone listens to the neoconservatives at all anymore considering their history of mistakes.

I wish he would subject himself to the same scrutiny.

Now you’re overreaching.  I haven’t checked out your claims vs Walt’s but even if he has made an error don’t you think it’s a bit presumptuous of you, who has a history of overstating your objections & loathing of this individual to throw the baby out w. the bath water??

Even if you find fault with this one post, Steve Walt is an important voice which everyone, including Jewish journalists & pro Israel folk should be listening to--and not just to play gotcha, but to actually glean some useful iinsights of which there are many.