May 2004

by Victor Davis Hanson Private Papers There is a certain number of Iraqi terrorists that either need to give up, reconsider their militancy, leave the country, or be killed for there to be peace and the emergence of a consensual government. Share This

When “Just Win, Baby” sadly trumps everything else. by Victor Davis Hanson National Review Online After our victory in Afghanistan, the president’s approval ratings soared, only to descend during the acrimony leading up to the March invasion of Iraq. But after the three-week war, somewhere between 60 and 70 percent of these same Americans purportedly …

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How Jimmy Carter and academic multiculturalists helped bring us Sept. 11. by Victor Davis Hanson WSJ, Opinion Journal May 10, 2004 Imagine a different Nov. 4, 1979, in Tehran. Shortly after Iranian terrorists storm the American Embassy and take some 90 American hostages, President Carter announces that Islamic fundamentalism is not a legitimate response to the …

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by Victor Davis Hanson Private Papers General William Tecumseh Sherman–a quirky, difficult, and much misunderstood man–deserves a place on the roll call of great liberators in human history. Share This

by Victor Davis Hanson Private Papers Strategy: A The dilemma of the United States in this war is not a strategic one. After September 11 Americans jettisoned the trendy, but flawed, exegesis that Islamic fascism was an irritant only—one that could be addressed by Grand Juries, cruise missiles, “boxing” in rogue nations like Iraq and Syria, and …

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It’s time for reckless critics to own up. by Victor Davis Hanson National Review Online President Bush and Secretary Rumsfeld were both asked to apologize recently for the illegal and amoral behavior of a few miscreant soldiers at the Abu Ghraib prison in Iraq. Share This

by Victor Davis Hanson Private Papers As gas prices rise at home, scream that the war abroad was fought to steal Iraqi oil and get American hands on cheap petroleum. Talk about American imperialism and hegemony while the United States spends billions of dollars to implant democracy in Afghanistan and Iraq. Share This