Published today, available here.

Blame is apportioned on both sides, but this seems pretty final:

There is the question of whether the use of force by Georgia in South Ossetia, beginning with the shelling of Tskhinvali during the night of 7/8 August 2008, was justifiable under international law. It was not. Georgia had acknowledged that the prohibition of the use of force was applicable to its conflict in South Ossetia in specific legally binding international documents, such as the Sochi Agreement of 1992 or the 1996 Memorandum on Measures to Provide Security and Strengthen Mutual Trust between the Sides in the Georgian-South Ossetian Conflict. Even if it were assumed that Georgia was repelling an attack, e.g. in response to South Ossetian attacks against Georgian populated villages in the region, according to international law, its armed response would have to be both necessary and proportional. It is not possible to accept that the shelling of Tskhinvali during much of the night with GRAD multiple rocket launchers (MRLS) and heavy artillery would satisfy the requirements of having been necessary and proportionate in order to defend those villages.

Remember how John "we are all Georgians" McCain was supposed to be the war and foreign policy smart-guy? And still is? Heckuva job, Villagers.

Wolfie's back. (sub req)

And it's 2002 all over again, except this time it's all how Iran is the most dangerous threat to humankind.

After rambling for a few hundred words to explain that Iran is definitely going nuclear, will renege on any and every commitment, and that we must put in place more sanctions right away before Israel takes matters into its own hands, we hit pay-dirt. Apparently:

"Iran's Arab neighbours are also deeply worried that nuclear weapons would embolden Iran's support for terrorism, subversion and even conventional military aggression. Americans need to consider that nuclear weapons might embolden Tehran to provide sanctuary to al-Qaeda or other terrorists. Or, more catastrophically, even provide then covertly with nuclear weapons."

It's like after the Iraq WMD debacle, the Neocons are no longer even trying to be convincing. And certainly not original.