Against all logic, John McCain is recommending sending more troops to Iraq. That’s just plain kooky. Or, as General John Abizaid pointed out, it would be “unrealistic” to do so. (Among the problems: we’re running out of troops to send.)

Besides being a bad idea, here’s where it gets strange. McCain is making serious noises about running for president. Can you imagine how a “more troops” platform would play in ‘08? If we’re tired of the tragedy now, we’ll be profoundly sick of it by then.

McCain will make a “more troops” statement on TV and people will turn to one another and ask, “What! What did he just say?” They will run not walk into the arms of Hillary Clinton.

He’s got a choice: he can run for president, or he can support sending more troops. But trying to do both is just odd.

Unless his statements are part of some kind of convoluted strategy, some way to give himself cover if our Iraq misadventure crumbles completely.

I almost hope his statements are part of some political calculation, not a reflection of what he really believes. If he actually thinks sending more troops is a sound plan, imagine what a disaster he’d be as Commander-in-Chief. Now that’s a scary thought.