The Good Fight

The panelists discussed Peter Beinart’s book, The Good Fight: Why Liberals--and Only Liberals--Can Win the War on Terror and Make America Grread more

The panelists discussed Peter Beinart’s book, The Good Fight: Why Liberals--and Only Liberals--Can Win the War on Terror and Make America Great Again, published by HarperCollins. Lawrence Korb moderated. Mr. Beinart argued that Democrats are failing to recognize the threat to our national security posed by Islamic fundamentalists. He suggested that liberals should develop alternative policies for the war in Iraq to counter the aggressive unilateralism practiced by the Republicans. He also contended that liberals must learn to better express their principles by enhanced understanding of the history of liberal foreign policy. His two principles for a strong liberal foreign policy are first, making American power legitimate through strong international institutions, and, second, understanding the social and economic reasons people turn away from democracy. Mr. Kristol questioned the relevance of principles in the need to take action. Mr. Goldberg argued that a lot of frustration with Am close

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Program ID:
193094-1
Category:
Public Affairs Event
Format:
Forum
Location:
Washington, District of Columbia, United States
First Aired:
Jun 25, 2006 | 8:45am EDT | C-SPAN 2
Last Aired:
Jan 24, 2007 | 6:35am EST | C-SPAN 3

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  • Jun 25, 2006 | 8:45am EDT | C-SPAN 2
  • Jun 25, 2006 | 10:00pm EDT | C-SPAN 2
  • Sep 02, 2006 | 3:15pm EDT | C-SPAN 2
  • Jan 24, 2007 | 6:35am EST | C-SPAN 3
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