Lessons from the Iraq War: Reconciling Liberty and Security
Friday, October 22, 2004
8:30 a.m. - 5:00 p.m.
The Cato Institute
1000 Massachusetts Avenue, NW
Washington, DC 20001
Was the Iraq War a just war or just a war? There is no unanimity. Many conservatives may have had doubts about the war, but few voiced their objections. The National Review and the Wall Street Journal, meanwhile, vigorously supported it. Liberals such as Howard Dean and Andrew Cockburn opposed the war, whereas liberal pundits Thomas Friedman and Christopher Hitchens supported it. These same differences of opinion affected libertarians. This conference will engage advocates of liberty in a discussion of the Iraq War to understand its implications for future foreign policy actions.
| 8:30—9:00 a.m. |
Registration |
| 9:00—9:15 a.m. |
Welcome Watch Welcome in RealVideoDavid Boaz Cato Institute David Kelley The Objectivist Center |
| 9:15—10:45 a.m. |
Panel 1: Reflections on the Iraq War Watch Panel I in RealVideo Deroy Murdock Nationalreview.com John Mueller Ohio State University James Robbins National Defense University, Nationalreview.com Charles V. Peña Cato Institute |
| 10:45—11:00 a.m. | Break |
| 11:00—12:30 p.m. |
Panel II: Has the Invasion and Occupation of Iraq Advanced America's Interests in the Middle East? Watch Panel II in RealVideo Kamal Nawash Free Muslim Coalition Against Terrorism Shibley Telhami University of Maryland, Brookings Institution Jacob Hornberger Future of Freedom Foundation |
| 12:30—1:15 p.m. | Lunch |
| 1:15—2:00 p.m. | Luncheon Address: Why Libertarians Should Debate the War in Iraq Nick Gillespie Reason Watch Luncheon Address in RealVideo |
| 2:00—3:30 p.m. |
Panel III: The Principles Guiding Military Intervention Watch Panel III in RealVideo Edward Hudgins The Objectivist Center Robert Higgs Independent Institute Ronald Bailey Reason Christopher Preble Cato Institute |
| 3:30—4:00 p.m. |
Closing Remarks Watch Closing Remarks in RealVideo David Kelley The Objectivist Center Ted Galen Carpenter Cato Institute |
| 4:00—5:00 p.m. | Reception |
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