Vol. 3, No. 12
December 1, 1997
Cover Story
Saddam Must Go
A How-To Guide
By Zalmay M. Khalilzad and Paul Wolfowitz
Also in This Issue
- Bennett's Book of Founders — Noemie Emery
- Not by Air Alone — Frederick W. Kagan
- U.N. Paralysis — Peter W. Rodman
The December 1, 1997 issue made a forceful case for regime change in Iraq, with Zalmay Khalilzad and Paul Wolfowitz providing a detailed strategy for overthrowing Saddam Hussein, while Frederick Kagan argued that air power alone would be insufficient and Peter Rodman analyzed the paralysis of the United Nations. The issue also featured Noemie Emery's essay on William Bennett's book about the American founders and explored how the Republican Party had become absent from key debates, with editors declaring the era of containment policy at an end.