Open Door Policy: From that bastion of the liberal media, The American Conservative. "There were several shared prerequisites to get on the Neoconservative List of Major Despicable People, and in spite of the rhetoric hurled against these enemies of the state, most really weren't Rodents of Unusual Size. Most, in fact, were retired from a branch of the military with a star or two or four on their shoulders. All could and did rationally argue the many illogical points in the neoconservative strategy of offensive democracy--guys like Brent Scowcroft, Barry McCaffrey, Anthony Zinni, and Colin Powell."