I don’t know how the book actually reads, but this article about John Hostettler’s new book makes it sound a little like he’s alleging a conspiracy between the Trilateral Commission and followers of the Protocols of the Elders of Zion that led us to war in Iraq.

Hostettler, who despite his other faults is to be credited for voting against war in Iraq, has a book out that apparently cites revenge and securing Israel as the driving forces toward war in Iraq – specifically revenge for the assassination attempt on George H.W. Bush in 1993 combined with highly placed Jews in the Pentagon.

I don’t claim to know the role played by pro-Israeli partisans in the run up to war, but when a fervent Christian like Hostettler starts making noises like he’s blaming Jews for a national catastrophe, it makes me a little nervous.