A rift between Reasonable Gentlemen

The two most prominent Beltway Pubs afflicted with Reasonable Gentleman Syndrome usually have no daylight between their positions on anything, but for John McCain, Lindsey Graham's willingness to work with Iran regarding Baghdad is a wackiness too far:

John McCain, for one, isn’t buying his long-time sidekick’s line. Normally, there is no distance between “the two amigos,” but McCain quickly ripped Graham’s call for cooperation with Iran. He argued, as I have, that working with Iran would: (1) inflame sectarian tensions, (2) strengthen the Islamic State of Iraq and Syria, (3) drive more Sunnis into ISIS’s ranks, (4) empower the most radical Shia militants, (5) deepen the Iraqi government’s dependence on Iran, (6) alienate U.S. allies and partners in the region, and (7) set back the prospects of national reconciliation.”

It would also likely weaken our position in negotiations with Iran over its nuclear program, assuming there is any strength in our position to begin with.

The linked writer adding his own bit of analysis is Paul Mirengoff at Power Line.  Count LITD among those in concurrence as well.