The Coulter Wars  The blond bomb-thrower is now targeting
neocons. Conor Friedersdorf on how her latest salvo on
Afghanistan is changing the way the right talks about war.  Ann
Coulter is suddenly relevant again.  In a recent column, the
right-wing polemicist expressed doubts about the Afghan War that
immediately transformed how conservatives debate the subject.
Skepticism of nation building in Afghanistan is not new. The
project has long been criticized on the paleo-con right. In
escalating the conflict, President Obama drew sharp dissent from
well known figures like Congressman Ron Paul and conservative
columnist George Will. Until last week, however, it seemed like
these skeptics were operating on the margins of the right-of-
center coalition.  That is no longer true.  When even Ann
Coulter is calling you a warmonger, it tends to frighten people.
The war in Afghanistan is being debated as never before. And Ms.
Coulter is being defended and seconded by many staunchly
conservative bloggers, right-leaning pu