Neoconservative [3] war hawk Ken Adelman [4] has gone public with an attack on the Bush administration's handling of Iraq, saying that "the President is ultimately responsible" for what Adelman now calls a "debacle." The Washington Post notes that criticisms now coming from neocons such as Adelman and Richard Perle [5] are the "most striking" examples of trend in which "embittered insiders turn against Bush." Does this mean the neocons have wised up, or is this just a case of rats deserting a sinking ship? Ken Silverstein thinks they're still rats. "Adelman's hypocrisy is stunning [6]," he writes. "In 2002 it was he who famously predicted that American forces would enjoy 'a cakewalk' in Iraq, and during the run-up to the invasion he derided war critics for their stupidity and naiveté. ... But what's most astonishing about Adelman's current criticism of the Bush Administration is that he argued for a 'stay the course' approach long after it became clear that the war was a burgeoning disaster. ... Now, after all this, Adelman would have us believe that he has absolutely no responsibility for the Iraq disaster?"