The return of Wolfowitz

Back in 2003, Paul Wolfowitz promised Congress that Iraqi oil would finance the reconstruction.  More than $1 trillion of US taxpayer money later, Condoleezza Rice is naming Wolfowitz as an adviser:

Paul Wolfowitz, forced to resign from the World Bank because of hisrole in obtaining a high-paying promotion for his companion, is slatedto chair a U.S. State Department advisory panel on arms control, a U.S.official said on Monday.   

The official, who spoke on condition that he not be named because ofthe appointment has not yet been made public, said U.S. Secretary ofState Condoleezza Rice planned to name the former deputy defensesecretary and an architect of the Iraq war to chair the InternationalSecurity Advisory Board.

   

The board gives the State Department independent advice on armscontrol, disarmament, international security and other matters and itsmembers include two former directors of the U.S. Central IntelligenceAgency.

It underscores the fact that neoconservatives still have a significance on policy in Washington, especially as it pertains to matters of arms control.  The only way we can kick them out is by clearing the slate in '08.