The Daunting Aftermath, by Adam Garfinkle, NATIONAL REVIEW

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The Daunting Aftermath

L. Paul Bremer & Co. have a different kind of war on their hands

by Adam Garfinkle

National Review, July 28, 2003, pp. 29-31

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        Mexifornia by Victor Davis Hanson
      22. [+]
        Shelf Life: The Reagan Way by Michael Potemra, p. 51 - 1 Review
        How Ronald Reagan Changed My Life by Peter Robinson
      23. City Desk: A Village Voice by Richard Brookhiser, pp. 52-53
      24. On the Right by Wm. F. Buckley Jr., pp. 54-55
      25. What's Right by David Frum, pp. 56-58
    4. [+]
      September 15, 2003 Issue = 28 Articles
      1. Letters, pp. 2-3
      2. For the Record, pp. 4-5
      3. The Week, pp. 6-17
      4. Notes & Asides, p. 18
      5. The Once-a-Decade Crisis by Steven F. Hayward, p. 19
      6. Catch the Vibe by Rob Long, pp. 20-21
      7. How Do You Like It Now? by Byron York, p. 22
      8. Congress's Patriotic Act by Kate O'Beirne, pp. 23-24
      9. Like Drunken Sailors, Part MMCCXVIII by Stephen Moore, pp. 25-26
      10. Trade and Development by Brink Lindsey, pp. 27-28
      11. Euro-Protection by Aaron McLoughlin, p. 29
      12. Mercantilism Today by Julian Morris, pp. 30-31
      13. Trade, Not Aid by Thompson Ayodele, p. 32
      14. To the Benefit of Both by Daniel T. Griswold, pp. 33-34
      15. John Howard, Hombre by David Pryce-Jones, pp. 35-36
      16. The Moral Birds and Bees by Roger Scruton, pp. 37-39
      17. The August of Our Discontent by Victor Davis Hanson, pp. 40-42
      18. The Long View by Rob Long, p. 43
      19. Help!!!, pp. 44-45
      20. [+]
        That Old-Time Religion by Michael Potemra, pp. 46-47 - 1 Review
        The Transformation of American Religion by Alan Wolfe
      21. [+]
        A Very Elegant Coup by David Pryce-Jones, pp. 48-50 - 1 Review
        All the Shah's Men by Stephen Kinzer
      22. [+]
        Treason of the Clerks by Michael Knox Beran, p. 51 - 1 Review
        In Denial by John Earl Haynes and Harvey Klehr
      23. Music: The Underwear Festival by Jay Nordlinger, pp. 52-53
      24. Music: An Alpine Idyll by Stuart Isacoff, p. 54
      25. The Lost Garden by Dana Gioia, p. 54
      26. The Straggler: Conversion Experience by John Derbyshire, pp. 55-57
      27. On the Right by Wm. F. Buckley Jr., pp. 58-59
      28. What's Right by David Frum, pp. 60-62
    5. [+]
      September 29, 2003 Issue = 24 Articles
      1. Letters, pp. 4-5
      2. For the Record, pp. 6-7
      3. The Week, pp. 8-16
      4. Notes & Asides, p. 17
      5. Where We Stand by John O'Sullivan, pp. 18-19
      6. The Great Escape (Cont.) by Byron York, pp. 20-23
      7. Giving, and Taking Away by John J. Miller, pp. 24-26
      8. In Pol Pot Land by Anthony Daniels, p. 27
      9. From 'Activist' to 'Warmonger' by John Derbyshire, pp. 28-29
      10. Swallowed by Leviathan by Ramesh Ponnuru, pp. 30-32
      11. Facing up to It in California by Victor Davis Hanson, pp. 33-34
      12. A Voice for Our Time by Jay Nordlinger, pp. 35-37
      13. Help!!!, pp. 38-39
      14. The Long View by Rob Long, p. 40
      15. [+]
        Pandora Revisited by Wesley J. Smith, p. 41 - 1 Review
        War Against the Weak by Edwin Black
      16. For You by Olivia Simpson Ellis, pp. 42-43
      17. [+]
        Miller's Centrist Tale by David Gratzer, pp. 44-45 - 1 Review
        The Two Percent Solution by Matthew Miller
      18. [+]
        Providence Lost---and Found? by M.D. Aeschliman, pp. 46-47 - 1 Review
        Law, Darwinism, and Public Education by Francis J. Beckwith
      19. [+]
        Barreling Around in Central Asia by Carlos Ramos-Mrosovsky, pp. 48-49 - 1 Review
        The New Great Game by Lutz Kleveman
      20. [+]
        Shelf Life: Bring Down the Walls by Michael Potemra, pp. 50-51 - 6 Reviews
        In Defense of Global Capitalism by Johan Norberg
        Crisis: The Anatomy of Two Major Foreign Policy Crises by Henry Kissinger
        Conflict and Connection by Moshe Aumann
        The Bible in English by David Daniell
        A Is for Abigail by Lynne Cheney
        Everyday Graces by Karen Santorum
      21. City Desk: The Upper Upper West Side by Richard Brookhiser, pp. 52-53
      22. On the Right by Wm. F. Buckley Jr., pp. 54-55
      23. What's Right by David Frum, pp. 56-58
      24. Cover by Darren Gygi
  4. [+]
    Issues of Oct.-Dec. 2003 = 7 Issues, 174 Articles
    1. [+]
      October 13, 2003 Issue = 26 Articles
      1. Letters, pp. 2-3
      2. For the Record, pp. 4-5
      3. The Week, pp. 6-15
      4. Notes & Asides, p. 16
      5. An 'Ism' for All Seasons by Paul Johnson, pp. 17-19
      6. The Joy of Recess by Kate O'Beirne, pp. 20-21
      7. The Unlikely Superstar by Dave Shiflett, pp. 22-23
      8. The 'Flatlanders' and Their King by Jonah Goldberg, pp. 24-26
      9. The U.N.: Now Less Than Ever by Roger Scruton, pp. 27-28
      10. Iraq As It Stands by Amir Taheri, pp. 29-31
      11. Help!!!, pp. 32-33
      12. Topsy-Turvy by Victor Davis Hanson, pp. 34-43
      13. Waking Up by Rachel Zabarkes Friedman, pp. 44-45
      14. The Great Servers by Carlos Ramos-Mrosovsky, pp. 46-48
      15. The Long View by Rob Long, p. 49
      16. [+]
        A Global Coup d'Etat by Roger Kimball, p. 50 - 1 Review
        Coercing Virtue by Robert H. Bork
      17. Emerson by Jorge Luis Borges, p. 51
      18. [+]
        Desperation Island by Jay Nordlinger, pp. 52-53 - 1 Review
        Cuba: The Morning After by Mark Falcoff
      19. [+]
        Existence, At Least by David Harsanyi, pp. 54-55 - 2 Reviews
        Right to Exist by Yaacov Lozowick
        The Case for Israel by Alan Dershowitz
      20. [+]
        Sweet Tales of the CIA by David Klinghoffer, pp. 56-57 - 1 Review
        Loose Lips by Claire Berlinski
      21. [+]
        Shelf Life: Reagan's Thinking Points by Michael Potemra, p. 58 - 4 Reviews
        Reagan: A Life in Letters by Kiron K. Skinner, Annelise Anderson, and Martin Anderson, ...
        Evil: An Investigation by Lance Morrow
        Politicians, Partisans, and Parasites by Tucker Carlson
        Samuel Johnson's Dictionary by Jack Lynch and Samuel Johnson
      22. [+]
        Books in Brief by Stefan Beck, p. 59 - 1 Review
        Envy by Joseph Epstein
      23. The Straggler: The Tale of the Tapes by John Derbyshire, pp. 59-61
      24. On the Right by Wm. F. Buckley Jr., pp. 62-63
      25. What's Right by David Frum, pp. 64-66
      26. Cover by Bob Krist
    2. [+]
      October 27, 2003 Issue = 24 Articles
      1. Letters, pp. 4-5
      2. For the Record, pp. 6-7
      3. The Week, pp. 8-17
      4. Notes & Asides, pp. 18-19
      5. Governor! by Steven F. Hayward, pp. 20-21
      6. Lagging Indicator by Ramesh Ponnuru, pp. 22-27
      7. Liberal Radio and Its Dark Angel by Byron York, pp. 28-30
      8. The Chaplain Problem by Kate O'Beirne, p. 31
      9. Trouble in Miami by John J. Miller, pp. 32-35
      10. Naked Ambition by Richard Lowry, pp. 36-41
      11. A Stern Face and a Warm Welcome by Mark Krikorian, pp. 42-43
      12. Divorce-on-Demand by Dennis E. Powell, pp. 44-47
      13. Help!, pp. 48-49
      14. The Long View by Rob Long, p. 50
      15. [+]
        The Anti-Excusers by Jay Nordlinger, p. 51 - 1 Review
        No Excuses by Abigail Thernstrom and Stephan Thernstrom
      16. [+]
        The Mills of Justice by Jack Dunphy, pp. 52-57 - 1 Review
        Death and Justice by Mark Fuhrman
      17. [+]
        You Look Marvelous by Kenneth Silber, p. 58 - 1 Review
        The Substance of Style by Virginia Postrel
      18. [+]
        Unequal Struggle by Angelo M. Codevilla, p. 59 - 1 Review
        Bush vs. the Beltway by Laurie Mylroie
      19. A Brief Inferno by Michael Creagan, p. 60
      20. [+]
        Shelf Life: Everybody's Bill of Rights by Michael Potemra, pp. 61-63 - 7 Reviews
        Persecution by David Limbaugh
        You Can't Say That! by David E. Bernstein
        FDR's Folly by Jim Powell
        Losing Bin Laden by Richard Miniter
        Dangerous Diplomacy by Joel Mowbray
        Armey's Axioms by Dick Armey
        Where Did Social Studies Go Wrong? by James Leming, Lucien Ellington, and Kathleen Porter, ...
      21. City Desk: Kneads and Wants by Richard Brookhiser, pp. 64-65
      22. On the Right by William F. Buckley Jr., pp. 66-67
      23. What's Right by David Frum, pp. 68-70
      24. Cover by Roman Genn
    3. [+]
      November 10, 2003 Issue = 24 Articles
      1. Letters, pp. 4-5
      2. For the Record, pp. 6-7
      3. The Week, pp. 8-16
      4. Notes & Asides, p. 17
      5. Of Mullahs and Their Nukes by Amir Taheri, pp. 18-21
      6. By George by Byron York, pp. 22-23
      7. The Horror, the Horror by Meghan Cox Gurdon, pp. 24-26
      8. Against Baseball Socialism by Tim Marchman, pp. 27-28
      9. NASCAR nation by John Derbyshire, pp. 29-32
      10. Air Rummy by Jay Nordlinger, pp. 33-35
      11. Into Cuba by James W. Symington, pp. 36-38
      12. The Long View by Rob Long, p. 39
      13. Help!!!, pp. 40-43
      14. [+]
        The Content of His Character by Mona Charen, p. 44 - 1 Review
        Legacy by Rich Lowry
      15. [+]
        The Governor Prevaileth by Edwin Meese III, pp. 45-46 - 1 Review
        Governor Reagan: His Rise to Power by Lou Cannon
      16. [+]
        Unfit to Print by Donald L. Luskin, p. 47 - 1 Review
        The Great Unraveling by Paul Krugman
      17. Failure by Dana Gioia, p. 48
      18. [+]
        Restoring an Original by Tracy Lee Simmons, pp. 48-49 - 1 Review
        Benjamin Franklin: An American Life by Walter Isaacson
      19. [+]
        The Bloodstained Rise by Andrew Stuttaford, p. 50 - 1 Review
        All Day Permanent Red by Christopher Logue
      20. [+]
        Review Shut Up and Sing, by Laura Ingraham by Kathryn Jean Lopez, p. 51 - 1 Review
        Shut Up and Sing by Laura Ingraham
      21. The Straggler: Riding the Rails by John Derbyshire, pp. 52-53
      22. On the Right by Wm. F. Buckley Jr., pp. 54-55
      23. Happy Warrior by Mark Steyn, pp. 56-58
      24. Cover by Chris Stanford
    4. [+]
      November 24, 2003 Issue = 25 Articles
      1. Letters, pp. 2-3
      2. For the Record, pp. 4-5
      3. The Week, pp. 6-16
      4. Notes & Asides, p. 17
      5. What to Do by Amir Taheri, pp. 18-19
      6. A War of Cultures by David Pryce-Jones, p. 20
      7. The Malay Precedent by John O'Sullivan, pp. 21-22
      8. The War Room, Cont. by Byron York, pp. 23-24
      9. A Good Man, Kept Down by Kate O'Beirne, pp. 25-26
      10. Loyalty, How Quaint by Victor Davis Hanson, pp. 27-30
      11. Marriage Amendment Jitters by Ramesh Ponnuru, pp. 31-33
      12. The Perils of 'Fat Acceptance' by Jennifer Grossman, pp. 34-38
      13. The Long View by Rob Long, p. 39
      14. Help!!!, pp. 40-43
      15. [+]
        The Great Makers by Roger Kimball, p. 44 - 1 Review
        Art: A New History by Paul Johnson
      16. [+]
        A Flawed Colossus by Forrest McDonald, p. 45 - 1 Review
        Franklin Delano Roosevelt: Champion of Freedom by Conrad Black
      17. Hope by Daniel Mark Epstein, p. 46
      18. [+]
        Yes, He Has Lived by Jay Nordlinger, p. 47 - 1 Review
        Vixi: Memoirs of a Non-Belonger by Richard Pipes
      19. [+]
        Founding Enigma by Sarah A. Bramwell, pp. 48-49 - 1 Review
        Jefferson's Demons by Michael Knox Beran
      20. [+]
        Raffish Royalty by George W. Rutler, p. 50 - 1 Review
        The Kennedys: America's Emerald Kings by Thomas Maier
      21. [+]
        Shelf Life: The Freedom Forces by Michael Potemra, p. 51 - 4 Reviews
        Boots on the Ground by Karl Zinsmeister
        Breaking the Real Axis of Evil by Mark Palmer
        Funding Evil by Rachel Ehrenfeld
        STET, Damnit! by Florence King
      22. City Desk: Literature Night by Richard Brookhiser, pp. 52-53
      23. On the Right by Wm. F. Buckley Jr., pp. 54-55
      24. Happy Warrior by Mark Steyn, pp. 56-58
      25. Cover by Michael Macor
    5. [+]
      December 8, 2003 Issue = 25 Articles
      1. Letters, pp. 2-3
      2. For the Record, pp. 4-7
      3. The Week, pp. 8-16
      4. Notes & Asides, p. 17
      5. What Britain Learned by David Pryce-Jones, pp. 18-21
      6. Never Again, Again by William J. Bennett, p. 22
      7. The Audacity to Succeed by Kevin A. Hassett, pp. 23-24
      8. Count on It by John J. Miller, pp. 25-26
      9. Putin's October Revolution by Adrian Karatnycky, pp. 27-28
      10. When Crime Hits Home... by Theodore Dalrymple, pp. 29-30
      11. Witnesses by John Derbyshire, pp. 31-32
      12. Then and Now by Victor Davis Hanson, pp. 33-36
      13. Whose Constitution Is It, Anyway? by Robert H. Bork, pp. 37-38
      14. The Long View by Rob Long, p. 39
      15. Help!!!, pp. 40-43
      16. [+]
        Nike's Apostle by Jeffrey Hart, p. 44 - 1 Review
        Ripples of Battle by Victor Davis Hanson
      17. Going to Heaven by Robert Mezey, p. 45
      18. [+]
        The Axeman Cometh by James S. Robbins, pp. 45-46 - 1 Review
        Rumsfeld: A Personal Portrait by Midge Decter
      19. [+]
        Remembering Genocide by David Pryce-Jones, p. 47 - 1 Review
        The Burning Tigris by Peter Balakian
      20. [+]
        Religious Fiction... by David Klinghoffer, p. 48 - 1 Review
        The Da Vinci Code by Dan Brown
      21. [+]
        ...and Religious Fact by Michael Potemra, p. 49 - 1 Review
        The Resurrection of the Son of God by N.T. Wright
      22. Music: From Hilary to Bill by Jay Nordlinger, pp. 50-51
      23. The Straggler: Image Conscious by John Derbyshire, pp. 52-53
      24. On the Right by Wm. F. Buckley Jr., pp. 54-55
      25. Happy Warrior by Mark Steyn, pp. 56-58
    6. [+]
      December 22, 2003 Issue = 25 Articles
      1. Letters, pp. 4-5
      2. For the Record, pp. 6-7
      3. The Week, pp. 8-17
      4. Notes & Asides, pp. 18-19
      5. Turkey as Target by David Pryce-Jones, pp. 20-21
      6. A Sense of Entitlement by Grace-Marie Turner, pp. 22-24
      7. Get Your War Bonds! by John J. Miller, pp. 25-26
      8. PETA vs. KFC by Jay Nordlinger, pp. 27-29
      9. Our Great, Societal Neverland by Theodore Dalrymple, pp. 30-31
      10. The Hot, Hot, Hot Candidate by Richard Lowry, pp. 32-34
      11. Debating Democracy by John O'Sullivan, pp. 35-37
      12. The Tempting of Conservatism by Ramesh Ponnuru, pp. 38-40
      13. The Long View by Rob Long, p. 41
      14. Help!!!, pp. 42-43
      15. [+]
        The Datanaut by John Derbyshire, p. 44 - 1 Review
        Human Accomplishment by Charles Murray
      16. [+]
        Piling on Jefferson by Earl M. Maltz, pp. 45-47 - 1 Review
        "Negro President" by Garry Wills
      17. [+]
        Dies IRAe by Ruth Dudley Edwards, pp. 48-51 - 1 Review
        A Farther Shore by Gerry Adams
      18. [+]
        Disconnections by Jeffrey Hart, p. 52 - 1 Review
        Where I Was From by Joan Didion
      19. Still Life With Henri by Olivia Ellis Simpson, p. 53
      20. [+]
        Shelf Life: Light in the East by Michael Potemra, pp. 53-54 - 7 Reviews
        Jesus in Beijing by David Aikman
        Left Illusions by David Horowitz
        Anti-Americanism by Jean-Francois Revel
        The Spirit of Early Christian Thought by Robert Louis Wilken
        A National Party No More by Zell Miller
        An American Conversion by Deal Hudson
        The Catholic Revival in English Literature, 1845-1961 by Ian Ker
      21. [+]
        Books in Brief (2 Reviews)
        
        [+]
        Review Twentieth-Century Attitudes, by Brooke Allen by James Panero, p. 55 - 1 Review
        Twentieth-Century Attitudes by Brooke Allen
        
        [+]
        Review Mayada, Daughter of Iraq, by Jean Sasson by Meghan Keane, p. 55 - 1 Review
        Mayada, Daughter of Iraq by Jean Sasson
      22. City Desk: Christmas Gala by Richard Brookhiser, pp. 56-57
      23. On the Right by Wm. F. Buckley Jr., pp. 58-59
      24. Happy Warrior by Mark Steyn, pp. 60-62
    7. [+]
      December 31, 2003 Issue = 25 Articles
      1. Letters, pp. 2-3
      2. For the Record, pp. 4-5
      3. The Week, pp. 6-13
      4. Notes & Asides, pp. 14-17
      5. Death of a Fantasy by David Pryce-Jones, p. 18
      6. The Treatment he Deserves by John O'Sullivan, pp. 19-21
      7. The Bust by Richard Lowry, pp. 22-23
      8. Ready for '08? by Ramesh Ponnuru, pp. 24-25
      9. December's C-Word by Jay Nordlinger, pp. 26-27
      10. George W. Bush in the Democratic Mind by Byron York, pp. 28-30
      11. It Says Here... by Aloise Buckley Heath, pp. 31-33
      12. Help!!!, pp. 34-35
      13. The Long View by Rob Long, p. 36
      14. [+]
        How Economics Works by Richard A. Epstein, p. 37 - 1 Review
        Applied Economics by Thomas Sowell
      15. [+]
        Killjoy Was Here by Andrew Stuttaford, p. 38 - 1 Review
        The Spirits of America by Eric Burns
      16. Ephesus by Richard O'Connell, p. 39
      17. [+]
        Spirit World by R. Andrew Newman, p. 39 - 2 Reviews
        Off the Sand Road by Russell Kirk
        What Shadows We Pursue by Russell Kirk
      18. [+]
        Rx for Parents by Meghan Cox Gurdon, p. 40 - 2 Reviews
        The National Review Treasury of Classic Children's Literature by William F. Buckley Jr.
        The National Review Treasury of Classic Bedtime Stories by Thornton W. Burgess
      19. [+]
        If Looks Could Kill by Terry Teachout, p. 41 - 1 Review
        Master and Commander: The Far Side of the World (2003 Film) by Peter Weir
      20. Music: The Comeback Kid by Jay Nordlinger, p. 42
      21. In Brief by Sarah M. Bramwell, p. 43
      22. The Straggler: A Winter Idyl by John Derbyshire, pp. 44-45
      23. On the Right by Wm. F. Buckley Jr., pp. 46-47
      24. Happy Warrior by Mark Steyn, pp. 48-50
      25. Cover by Darren Gygi
5. [+]
  Issues of 2004 = 25 Issues, 619 Articles
6. [+]
  Issues of 2005 = 24 Issues, 615 Articles
7. [+]
  Issues of 2006 = 24 Issues, 555 Articles
8. [+]
  Issues of 2007 = 24 Issues, 551 Articles
9. [+]
  Issues of 2008 = 24 Issues, 563 Articles
10. [+]
  Issues of 2009 = 24 Issues, 513 Articles
[+]
Issues of the 2010s = 1 Year, 3 Issues, 73 Articles
1. [+]
  Issues of 2010 = 3 Issues, 73 Articles