Posted on January 15th, 2012 by Kelley Vlahos
For years the writers, editors and readers of The American Conservative have had to endure the undeserving charge that its paleo-conservative-libertarian roots are racist. I’ll never forget the former Washington Times writer who told me to my face, quite smugly as we were sharing a cab during the 2008 Republican National Convention, that I write [...]
Filed under: Iraq, Politics, Scandal, Uncategorized, War
Posted on January 9th, 2012 by Matthew Feeney
Today it was announced that an American citizen has been sentenced to death in Iran after being successfully convicted of “working for an enemy country … for membership in the CIA and also for his efforts to accuse Iran of involvement in terrorism.” Amir Mirzaei Hekmati, a former U.S. Marine, was arrested in August while [...]
Filed under: Conservatism, Iraq, Politics, War, World
Posted on December 15th, 2011 by Leon Hadar
Justin Raimondo posted on antiwar.com a thoughtful critique of my essay in the recent issue of the American Conservative. It seems to me that we both agree on the need for those of us who want to reduce the role of government in the economic and social spheres — and who take action to achieve [...]
Filed under: Conservatism, Ideas, Iraq, libertarianism, War, World
Posted on October 25th, 2011 by Clark Stooksbury
Aaron Goldstein asked a question that probably would have garnered the label “unpatriotic conservative” eight years ago: I have given a great deal of thought to the War in Iraq since President Obama announced that all American troops would be withdrawn at the end of this year after he failed to obtain an extension to [...]
Filed under: Conservatism, Iraq, War
Posted on October 21st, 2011 by Clark Stooksbury
The President just announced that a “nearly complete” (only embassy security to remain) withdrawal of U.S. troops from Iraq by the end of the year, which is long overdue. TAC started exposing the Iraq Folly in its first issue, some six months prior to the invasion.
Filed under: Announcements, Iraq, War
Posted on September 12th, 2011 by Clark Stooksbury
Paul Krugman stirred up a hornet’s nest with a 9/11 post saying in part: What happened after 9/11 — and I think even people on the right know this, whether they admit it or not — was deeply shameful. Te (sic) atrocity should have been a unifying event, but instead it became a wedge issue. [...]
Filed under: Conservatism, Iraq, media, War
Posted on September 23rd, 2010 by Robert Chapman-Smith
Over at Anti-War.com, Scott Horton interviews The American Conservative‘s Associate Publisher Jon Basil Utley about Iraq’s Dysfunctional Democracy. Utely’s article spread through the internet, appearing on CNBC, Yahoo, and countless blogs. Jon Basil Utley Interview (MP3)
Filed under: Iraq, War
Posted on September 6th, 2010 by Daniel McCarthy
The South Carolina senator squared off against TAC‘s own Jack Hunter on WTMA radio last week in a discussion of war, Ron Paul, libertarianism, earmarks and much more. Here are the highlights: And here’s the stream for the full audio of Senator Graham’s interview with Hunter and WTMA “Morning Buzz” host Richard Todd.
Filed under: Iraq, Politics, War, World
Posted on September 3rd, 2010 by Patrick J. Buchanan
Six months before the invasion of Iraq, Taki Theodoracopulos, Scott McConnell and this writer launched a new magazine, The American Conservative. Goal: Convince our countrymen that invading Iraq would be imperial folly. In the first column, in mid-September 2002, I wrote: “If Providence does not intrude, we will soon launch an imperial war on Iraq [...]
Filed under: Iraq, War
Posted on September 1st, 2010 by Daniel McCarthy
In his remarks last night, President Obama said the time has come “to turn the page” on the Iraq War. That’s fine, except that Obama clearly didn’t read what was on the page before he turned it, as TAC contributing editor Andrew Bacevich contends in the New Republic today: After seven-plus years, Operation Iraqi Freedom [...]
Filed under: Iraq, War
