According to Scott McConnell, the House Foreign Affairs Committee is holding a hearing titled â??Israelâ??s Right to Defend Itself: Implications for Regional Security and U.S. Interests.â? Sounds like an interesting subject, sure to elicit a range of possible viewpoints. Except there doesn't appear to be much interest in any viewpoint but one:
'The invited witnesses are Elliott Abrams, Danielle Pletka, and Robert Satloff â?? all neoconservatives, all staunch backers of Netanyahu, the Iraq war, etc. The committee doesnâ??t even pretend that there might be other worthwhile perspectives, surprising since U.S. interests are meant to be the subject matter.'