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These TOC commentaries and external background articles examine the shooting wars that have broken out since 9/11. We look at the warfare in Afghanistan and Iraq, and we consider what might be next.
TOC Commentaries:
American World Conquest? It's More Likely Than You Think by William Thomas
Posted: 10/21/2003 |
| Description: Further terrorist attacks won't send America into pacifism, but into likely world conquest. |
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Objectivity as a Weapon by William Thomas
Posted: 5/31/2003 |
| Description: Embedding reporters with American military units served the cause of truth--and the goals of the United States. |
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Suggested Readings: War with Iraq
Posted: 4/30/2003 |
| Description: Empires of the Sand: The Struggle for Mastery in the Middle East, 1789-1923 By Efraim Karsh and Inari Karsh; The War Over Iraq: Saddam's Tyranny and America's Mission By Lawrence F. Kaplan and William Kristol; Hatred's Kingdom: How Saudi Arabia Supports the New Global Terrorism By Dore Gold; The Threatening Storm: The Case for Invading Iraq By Kenneth M. Pollack |
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Reflections on the Journalists' War Chatter by William Thomas
Posted: 4/5/2003 |
| Description: Reflections on the Journalists' War Chatter |
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Weighing War: How to Think About Iraq and North Korea by William Thomas
Posted: 4/1/2003 |
| Description: When should a free country go to war? William Thomas lays out the essentials
of the Objectivist approach to foreign policy and war. Looking at the cases
of Iraq and North Korea, the article examines the considerations that should
go into a decision for war, and assesses the long term effects and
legitimacy of war in both cases. |
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The New Totalitarians by Brink Lindsey
Posted: 12/1/2001 |
| Description: The United States is not just at war with terrorists; it is at war with a new form of totalitarianism, according to the Cato Institute's Brink Lindsey. |
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Against Pacifism by Damon Root
Posted: 11/7/2001 |
| Description: Pacifists are actually pro-war.
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What Will Happen Now? by James S. Robbins
Posted: 9/21/2001 |
| Description: James S. Robbins discusses the security and retalitory options that America has after the World Trade Center and Pentagon attack on September 11, 2001 |
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External Articles
"What the U.S. Needs to Promote in Iraq (Hint: It’s Not Democratization Per Se)" FPRI Wire Posted: 5/12/2003
By Walter McDougall |
Description:istorian Walter McDougall argues that what the United States hopes to achieve in Iraq has never been done before—and that history provides no reason to believe Americans are the people to do it. Nevertheless, he writes, it is possible, and it must be attempted. Democracy as such, he argues, should not be first on the agenda. A useful guide to the issues.
Article Date: May 2003, Volumen 11, Number 2 |
"Democratic Imperialism: A Blueprint" Policy Review Posted: 4/18/2003
By Stanly Kurtz |
Description:Stanly Kurtz examines the policies and practices of the British in India to suggest policies and practices for an American liberalization of Iraq.
Article Date: April & May 2003 |
"Why the United States Should Not Attack Iraq" Cato Institute Posted: 4/18/2003
By Ivan Eland Bernard Gourley |
Description:Ivan Eland and Bernard Gourley of the Cato Institute offer a rational argument against war with Iraq based in national self-interest.
Article Date: December 17, 2002 |
"War in Iraq versus Containment: Weighing the Costs" University of Chicago Posted: 4/18/2003
By Stephen Davis |
Description:Professor Stephen Davis of the University of Chicago's Graduate School of Business, along with Kevin M. Murphy and Robert H. Topel, has tried to compare the respective financial burdens of war with Iraq versus an ongoing effort to contain the Hussein regime (March 2003). There is a financial case for war.
Article Date: March 20, 2003 |
"Whose War? A roll call of the architects" AndrewSullivan.com Posted: 4/18/2003
By Andrew Sullivan |
Description:Andrew Sullivan surveys the many causes of the war in Iraq, from the U.N. to 9/11. It’s at least as Clintonian as neo-conservative, he says.
Article Date: March 24, 2003 |
"The Road To War" National Review Online Posted: 4/18/2003
By Harvey Sicherman |
Description:Harvey Sicherman, president of the Foreign Policy Research Institute in Philadelphia, provides a concise summary of the diplomatic maneuvering that preceded the war in Iraq and speculates about what diplomacy's failure means for the future of the UN.
Article Date: March 23, 2003 |
"Know Contest" TNR Online Posted: 4/18/2003
By Robert Lane Greene |
Description:Robert Lane Greene on misinformation in the fascist Iraqi and Nazi German regimes.
Article Date: March 25, 2003 |
"Kanan Makiya’s War Diary" TNR Online Posted: 4/18/2003
By Kanan Makiya |
Description:Iraqi dissident leader Kanan Makiya has been keeping a diary on the war and the hopes for the future. Insightful, moving reflections on Iraqi society, the exile anti-Saddam movement, and working with the Bush administration on plans for post-war Iraq.
Article Date: March 29, 2003 |
"The Willful Blindness of those Who Will Not See" Natioinal Review Online Posted: 4/18/2003
By Michael Ledeen |
Description:Michael Ledeen argues that the U.S. should act vigorously in support of democratic reformers in Iran.
Article Date: Feburary 18, 2003 |
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"Iraq, the Middle East, and Beyond" Frontline Posted: 4/16/2003
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Description:The PBS programs' site brings together important strategists discussing the war on terrorism and the war it engenders.
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"The ideology behind the thuggery" Weekly Standard Posted: 11/4/2002
By David Brooks |
Description:The ideology of Saddam Hussein's Baathist Party and its similarity to
Naziism.
Article Date: November 11, 2002 |
"Don't 'Engage' Rogue Regimes" Wall Street Journal Posted: 12/22/2001
By Michael Rubin |
Description:A scholar of the Middle East argues for confrontation rather than compromise in the war on terrorism; the article is of special interest for the author's report of a visit to Sudan.
Article Date: December 12, 2001 |
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"Deterrence Works" London Telegraph Posted: 12/4/2001
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Description:This editorial argues that answering force with force is both practical and moral.
Article Date: December 2, 2001 |
"War Crimes Are Different" Wall Street Journal Posted: 11/15/2001
By Douglas W. Kmiec |
Description:Rules that make sense in the context of ordinary crimes, but not in the context of terrorism, could be set aside by military tribunals. (registration may be required)
Article Date: November 15, 2001 |
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Revolutionary Association of the Women of Afghanistan Revolutionary Association of the Women of Afghanistan Posted: 11/5/2001
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Description:A women's organization that has shown extraordinary courage in calling for secular democracy in opposition to fundamentalist rule. The site contains photographic evidence of Taliban brutality.
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"Al Qaeda's Threats" BBC News Posted: 10/16/2001
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Description:A statement by Suaiman Abu Ghaith, threatening continuing "storms of airplanes."
Article Date: October 14, 2001 |
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"Al Qaeda's Threats" BBC News Posted: 10/16/2001
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Description:The videotape statement by bin Laden aired the night the bombing of Afghanistan began
Article Date: October 7, 2001 |
"This is a Religious War" NY Times Sunday Magazine Posted: 10/11/2001
By Andrew Sullivan |
Description:An insight on the link between fundamentalism and political controls among all religions and secular creeds. (registration may be required)
Article Date: October 7, 2001 |
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EmergencyNet News EmergencyNet News Posted: 10/11/2001
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Description:This site for emergency workers—"No-Nonsense News and Analysis, Written by Professionals, For Professionals"— covers news and assesses risks related to terrorism.
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The Joint Resolution of Congress The Joint Resolution of Congress Posted: 10/5/2001
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Description:The joint resolution of Congress authorizing the use of force against terrorists, adopted September 14, 2001
Article Date: September 14, 2001 |
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