Neocons are using the ‘unpatriotic conservatives’ smear again

"20 years ago, [some] on the Right were quick to accuse any conservative who opposed them of being against their country. The worst we could do for America again is to repeat those mistakes in a new war with Russia."@jackhunter74 https://t.co/oHjjjn0vjf

— Brad Polumbo 🇺🇸⚽️ 🏳️‍🌈 (@brad_polumbo) February 23, 2022

From my latest at BASEDPolitics, "In 2003, George W. Bush speechwriter David Frum penned the infamous ‘Unpatriotic Conservatives’ essay for National Review, which sought to discredit and shun anyone on the Right opposed to a U.S. war in Iraq.

Frum’s smear did not age well. Today, the U.S. invasion of Iraq is considered one of the worst foreign policy mistakes in American history, including by the last Republican president.

Now .@ChristinaPushaw is being given the Frum “unpatriotic conservatives” treatment that neocons are famous for. Saw Kristol do it earlier today too.

Recall that those “unpatriotic conservatives” were right about Iraq. https://t.co/mEN19wlsAS — William Ruger (@WillRuger) February 22, 2022

Now, some conservatives are warning against a U.S. war over Ukraine.

What has been the neocon response? If you oppose this war you’re ‘unpatriotic!”

Read the entire column.