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    1. Why Iraq Was Inevitable
      Arthur Herman
      July/August 2008
    2. Biden's Brilliance
      Noah Pollak
    3. Israel's “Open-Minded” Critics
      Daniel Halper
    4. The Argument for Lieberman
      John Podhoretz
    5. Who Really Wants Two States?
      Shmuel Rosner

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In his characteristically powerful new book, Norman Podhoretz could not be more right in describing our great struggle against Islamic extremism as World War IV, portraying the stakes involved, and identifying Iraq as a key early theater in the conflict. My disagreements, which are considerably less consequential than our agreements, lie in the area of democracy promotion—both its significance to the Bush Doctrine and its utility as a strategy for victory.


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Andrew C. McCarthy directs the center for law and counterterrorism at the Foundation for Defense of Democracies. In somewhat different form, this article will appear in his book, Willful Blindness: A Memoir of the Jihad, soon to be released by Encounter Books. Copyright 2008 by Andrew C. McCarthy.

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