A former Hillsdale College student writes in response to my post about Victor Davis Hanson, the "Neocons' Dr. Strangelove," that "VDH" guest lectured at Hillsdale and left some students there with the clear impression that he "literally loves war."

While at Hillsdale, the young man writes, he was "introduced to the full array of prominent neo-conservative intellectuals" from Bill Kristol and Midge Decter to Harvey Mansfield, Victor Davis Hanson and others. Apparently, no other views are permitted.

And, "At one point during his class . . . Hanson related a story where he was in the Oval Office . . . discussing the matter of Iran [with the president]. Hanson closed his story by saying that Bush vowed to do something about Iran before his term expired."

"Now, in the Bush lexicon, 'doing something' usually involves bombing something," wrote the perceptive young man.