Historians Against the War, the Afghan War, and the Coming Great Leftist Crack-up

A few years ago, people used to write about the Great Libertarian Crack-up over issues of war and peace. Could we now be witnessing the first signs of a Great Leftist Crack-up for the same reason?

In a welcome shift away from its Iraq-centric focus, the steering committee of Historians Against the War has stated that "the US and NATO should immediately begin withdrawing their military and political assets from Afghanistan so that the Afghan people can have room to decide their own future. Continued US/NATO action in the country is a large part of the problem and cannot be the solution."

Because both Obama and McCain endorse a surge of U.S. troops into that country, HAW is now on a collision course with the next president. Does this also mean that conditions created by an Obama administration will bring a new spirit of cooperation between antiwar libertarians, leftists, and conservatives?

As many of you know, I write occasionally for the HAW Blog.