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Today there were two editorials, written directly to me.

• The first was at the Wall Street Journal web site, titled "Libertarians and the War" written by Professor Randy E. Barnett of Georgetown University. Mr. Barnett explains the how libertarians disagreed over the necessary actions to be applied in Iraq as a result of the 9/11 attacks. Following the terrorist attacks and subsequent reaction, I found the public stance of Libertarian leadership to be distasteful. Leaders Harry Brown and Ron Paul took positions accurate to published party philosophy. That position was, this is not a domestic problem, only defensive posture should be applied, furthermore they claimed one of the contributing factors was US involvement in middle eastern politics prior to 9/11. To me, these position were inadequate, disengagement and defensive reactive posture did not address the activities of Islamoterrorists. My political self-image morphed into a mixed Domestic Libertarian + Foreign Policy Republican. Like Mr. Barnett says, we Pro-Invasion Libertarians are still rooting for success. Please follow the link to read.
• The second was in the AJC, a syndicated column by William Kristol, editor or the Weekly Standard. With the headline "Bush's tenure is heading for success", Kristol describes General Patraeus as President Bush's Ulysses S. Grant, a man who is leading progress in Iraq. Predicting the start of a draw down by mid-2008. Terror attacks have been thwarted in our homeland. Kristol argues that in retrospect Bush will be viewed as a successful president. The economy has been steadily improving since the 2003 tax cuts, deficit spending is now lower than it was before the tax cuts were passed. The Supreme Court appointee's by all accounts are true to the promises candidate Bush made leading up to his first election. I could not find a web link to this article, try the Weekly Standard in a couple of days.