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The Wall Street Journal ^ | March 14, 2003 | JOHN H. FUND

Posted on 03/15/2003 9:31:19 PM PST by Romulus

Edited on 04/23/2004 12:05:25 AM PDT by Jim Robinson. [history]

NEW YORK--The timing couldn't have been better. The U.S. is soon likely to go to war in Iraq in no small part because of the arguments of thinkers who have graced the pages of Commentary magazine over the years, opposing appeasement and urging a strong U.S. military presence in the world--to face down tyrants and spread democracy. And here was the City University of New York hosting a conference this week to discuss the 57-year-old magazine and its legacy.


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TOPICS: Foreign Affairs; Government; News/Current Events
KEYWORDS: commentarymag; elliottabrams; neoconservatism; paulwolfowitz; podhoretz; richardperle
It's OK for some people to point out the obvious, but not OK for others. Everybody got that?
1 posted on 03/15/2003 9:31:19 PM PST by Romulus
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To: Romulus
I think this is probably an article worth reading, so I sill save it for later.
2 posted on 03/15/2003 9:35:58 PM PST by dix ( I sure would hate to be a liberal.)
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To: sinkspur
Posted in full, for your convenience.
3 posted on 03/15/2003 9:55:44 PM PST by Romulus
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To: dix
Me too.
4 posted on 03/15/2003 11:00:50 PM PST by Valin (Age and deceit beat youth and skill)
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To: Romulus
A thank-you bump. Double standards are becoming more and more popular. Just see this thrice-posted essay which argues in their favor.
5 posted on 03/16/2003 11:01:39 PM PST by Dumb_Ox
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