My latest TNR online article is up -- it addresses critics of democracy promotion in general and specifically with regard to Iraq. Go check it out.
posted by Dan on 08.06.03 at 12:03 PM
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It often seemed to me that the personification of Burke is Jim Leach of Iowa. And while he was against the war in a very Burkean way, a reasonable case could be made that committing to Iraq while respecting Iraqi tradition, custom and history in developing their institutions is very Burkean.
