Former Sen. Mark Hatfield of Oregon is a ertifiable "dove" when it comes to war. He refused to support the war in Vietnam and teamed up with Sen. George McGovern in efforts to stop it back in the 60s. He was the only senator who voted against both the Democrat and Republican versions of the 1991 Gulf War resolution. He opposed President Clinton's foray into Bosnia and proudly boasts that, "During my 30 years in the Senate, I never once voted in favor of a military appropriations bill."

Nevertheless, Hatfield is voting for Bush and supports his actions in Iraq.

"My support is based on the fact that our world changed on September 11, 2001, a day on which we lost more American lives than we did in the attack on Pearl Harbor," Hatfield wrote in the Oregonian last week. "I know from my service in the Senate that Saddam Hussein was an active supporter of terrorism. He used weapons of mass destruction on innocent people and left no doubt that he would do so again. It was crucial to the cause of world peace that he be removed from power."

- from Chuck Muth's DC Confidential