Praise for Graham

Bull Moose ponders the question "is it possible to believe that the war in Iraq was unwise and remain a hawk?" this morning. And offers this answer:

The short answer, of course it is. But nevertheless, much of the left is weak on the question of the over-all war against Islamist jihadism. The prime example of an anti-war hawk, however, is retiring Senator Bob Graham of Florida. Indeed, Senator Graham was a prophet about much of what transpired in this war. From the beginning, he did not believe that Iraq was the menace of the Administration's claims.

But, Graham is far from a dove. He has argued that the main threat in this war comes from two primary sources - Saudi funding of extremists and Iran along with their allies in Hezbollah. Ironically, Iran may emerge as the big winner in the war as they extend their influence over the Shia majority in Iraq.

They're right. Graham has had an almost eerie prescience throughout this whole affair. It's a little saddening that he couldn't make that work for him in the primaries.