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Lessons from the Iraq War: Reconciling Liberty and Security

CONFERENCE
Friday, October 22, 2004
8:30 AM - 5:00 PM

Featuring Nick Gillespie, Reason; Shibley Telhami, University of Maryland, Brookings Institution; Robert Higgs, Independent Institute; James Robbins, Nationalreview.com; John Mueller, Ohio State University; and Ted Galen Carpenter and Brink Lindsey, Cato Institute.

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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 David Boaz Cato Institute David Kelley The Objectivist Center
9:15—10:45 a.m.	Panel 1: Reflections on the Iraq War 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? Kamal Nawash Free Muslim Coalition Against Terrorism Shibley Telhami University of Maryland, Brookings Institution Jacob Hornberger Future of Freedom Foundation Brink Lindsey Cato Institute
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
2:00—3:30 p.m.	Panel III: The Principles Guiding Military Intervention Edward Hudgins The Objectivist Center Robert Higgs Independent Institute Ronald Bailey Reason Christopher Preble Cato Institute
3:30—4:00 p.m.	Closing Remarks David Kelley The Objectivist Center Ted Galen Carpenter Cato Institute
4:00—5:00 p.m.	Reception

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