Mike D’Virgilio makes some good points in his comment on my post outlining "A Classical Liberal View of the Iraq War." Mike writes, I believe we were absolutely right to oust Saddam. I think most who call themselves classical liberals agreed. Once we were rid of the man, were we supposed to pack up and leave and say "Good luck"? No nation building for us.
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A Classical Liberal View of the Iraq War
Citing public opinion polls and Congress’s vote to require a timetable for the United States to leave Iraq, conservative stalwart commentator William F. Buckley suggests that the very existence of the Republican Party is at state. This seems a real stretch, given that the Democratic Party not only survived Vietnam but in fact routed the Republicans just one presidency later. But the situation for the Republicans is indeed dire, as Buckley argues in referring to the chances of a positive outcome for the United States in Iraq:
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