September 20, 2002
Attacking Iraq: Weighing the Means and Ends
As the frenzied debate over invading Iraq to topple Saddam Hussein intensified last week in the press, Washington, and countless conversations across the United States, Americans were still, unfortunately, in danger of confusing means and ends.
What has not yet been considered in depth is whether ousting Saddam by pre-emptive strike would be in the national interest.
Most everyone, including scholars of military and international affairs, assumes that the overall goals of a
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