Neocons Conspiracy

I have noticed many anti-war bloggers who point towards a conspiracy in the defense establishment, who orchestrated the war in Iraq. Some bloggers barely skirt calling it a jewish conspiracy. Here is an article refuting this thoughtfully.

Why is is that most conspiracy theories end at a dark place where either jews or aliens control the world? I mean I like a good conspiracy as much as anyone else, but I have never been able to make the leap to actually believing in one. I am even less likely to believe in one where an ethnic/religious group controls the world.

One other thing that always stops me from believing in vast government conspiracies.

Competence. At it's core conspiracy implies a certain competence. The cabal can create a plan, carry it out effectively, and most importantly keep it a secret perfectly. While some people are conpetent, most big conspiracies would require hundreds of people to participate, many of whom would be government workers not reknowned for competence, imagination, or creativity.