Cord Byrd: “I fear that many have succumbed to an intellectual and moral laziness…”

On the recordMarch 13, 2003

I fear that many have succumbed to an intellectual and moral laziness that views the coming war through the lens of our victory in 1991. This next war in Iraq will not be like the last. Twelve years ago, there was a war in one act with an extensive list of players opposing an aggressive antagonist. Now, the curtain is about to rise on a war with the same lead character, Saddam Hussein, but only one great power opposing him, that great power being the one superpower in the world today, the United States.

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Discussing the potential implications of the upcoming war in Iraq compared to past conflicts.

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