September 15, 2003

This issue featured competing perspectives on the Bush administration's Iraq War strategy, with articles by Robert Kagan and William Kristol defending America's unavoidable responsibility in Iraq, Max Boot celebrating the success of the troops, and Tom Donnelly criticizing the failure of Rumsfeld's approach. The cover story warned readers to "beware of Dean," offering Stephen Moore's analysis of the rising Democratic presidential candidate Howard Dean, while Reuel Marc Gerecht argued that the U.N. solves nothing. David Devoss also contributed a piece on California gambling issues.