Our values, Iraq's freedom: why Democrats should support regime change in Iraq.

From: The American Enterprise | Date: January 1, 2003| Author: | Copyright information

Is a commitment to a regime change in Iraq compatible with the core values of the Democratic Party?

A majority of Democrats in the House and Senate voted against giving President Bush the military power to compel Saddam Hussein to relinquish his weapons of mass destruction and to respect the human rights of his own people. This would suggest that it is not.

But an honest assessment of the Democratic Party's role in shaping foreign policy indicates that the robust internationalism inherent in a dedication to regime change in Iraq is indeed consistent with the Party's ...

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