Pejman Yousefzadeh: The Case of Stephen Walt and John Mearsheimer - '...I suspect that I am not the only one of their erstwhile admirers to have become shocked at what they have morphed into. Israel is not beyond reproach. We need good, tough, smart commentators to discuss Middle East policy. We need unvarnished truth, and cogent analysis. But those who offer it have a specific and inescapable responsibility to not only light the way to a better geopolitical future, but to fight against the slime that seeks to take arguments and extend them to fulfill racist ends. Walt and Mearsheimer put forth exceedingly controversial arguments, which means that they attract a lot more undesirable would-be allies than do your typical Middle East commentators. Those allies are as disreputable as they come. They shouldn't be indulged. Alas, they are gorging on Walt's and Mearsheimer's rhetoric, and at best, my former professors seem to be utterly oblivious to that fact.'