Vol. 8, No. 6
October 21, 2002
Cover Story
A Necessary War
Unless Saddam Hussein is removed, the war on terror will fail
By Reuel Marc Gerecht
Also in This Issue
- Democracy in the Middle East — Victor Davis Hanson
- The Cuban Missile Crisis, Reconsidered — Peter Schweizer
- William Trevor's Ireland — Maria Desmond
This issue made the case for military intervention in Iraq as essential to winning the broader war on terror. Reuel Marc Gerecht's cover story argued that removing Saddam Hussein was necessary for American security, while Victor Davis Hanson examined prospects for democracy in the Middle East and Peter Schweizer offered a historical reconsideration of the Cuban Missile Crisis. The magazine also featured a cultural piece on Irish writer William Trevor by Maria Desmond.