The Cafferty File reports Republican Senator Chuck Hagel is calling the Iraq war

The triumph of the so-called neoconservative ideology, as well as Bush administration arrogance and incompetence.

Apparently he’s also suggesting that it might be time for a “unity” ticket. This following an uproar from his Republican colleagues over the ‘Iraq is a blunder’ statement.

Now, to be clear, I think we should have handled Iraq differently. Neoconservative ideology does not call for all-out war with a country, and we could have bombed a few palaces and suspected arms sites first. Saddam wasn’t responding to sanctions because through the UN he was actually profiting from them.

But a few well-placed air strikes may have caused the Iraqi dictator to change his tune. He was, after all, fond of palatial comforts. He was also rather attached to being in charge, and had we spent a couple years diminishing his power over the region–bombing his estates, military sites, etc.–we may have been able to shake up his regime enough to get true oversight of his capabilities without actual war.

Then again, we’d still have had Saddam. As long as Mr. Hussein was in control of Iraq, things were never truly going to settle down. Ridding the world of Saddam was necessary, and I don’t think Mr. Hagel has his facts straight when he calls it the failed ideology of neocons or the arrogance of Bush. After all, he voted for the war.

So Chuck Hagel may be dead on in his call for a third party, but his remarks about Iraq are typically short-sighted. Perhaps, if the third party thing doesn’t pan out, he can join the Donkeys.

Kain's major subjects of focus at NeoConstant are international strategy; support of Israel; the failure of the international community to stop genocide; the spread of American power and democracy; historical analysis; and current events both domestically and abroad. He writes here, Newsvine and his blog, IndiePundit.