Let's set aside Stephen Walt's, um, Israel issues for a moment. Is this the quality of thought we should expect from Harvard? "From those conservatives who think it is dangerous for the United States to cooperate with others, no doubt Obama's trip looks like a disaster...Imagine: an American president that others around the world admire and respect! No wonder conservatives are carping." Which conservatives are carping just because Barack Obama is liked and respected? And who, exactly, are these conservatives who "think it is dangerous for the United States to cooperate with others?" Given Walt's intellectual pedigree and his Ivy League home I'm sure he'll provide some names -- or even just one example -- in a subsequent post.