It’s a fact of human nature that it’s easier to talk about who’s to blame for a problem than it is to figure out what to do about the problem. Case in point: There’s a near-riot in liberal circles over the very idea that supporters of the Iraq war should even be allowed to criticize the president’s handling of the current Middle East crisis, never mind offer advice on how to proceed. The Atlantic’s James Fallows said Dick Cheney and company “have earned the right not to be listened to.”