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The Winding Case for War
ResumeAs American forces awake to their twenty-sixth week in Iraq, the Bush administration finds itself in the awkward position of having, once again, to make the case for war. Support for the effort in Iraq in the U.S. remains strong, but as its cost rises, and presidential politics heat up, the shifting rationales for war themselves become an issue in American credibility and the occupation's staying power.
Click the "Listen" link to hear about the winding case for war, and its implications for the U.S. occupation of Iraq.
Guests:
Andrew Kohut, Director of the Pew Research Center for The People & The Press
Mike Shuster, NPR diplomatic correspondent
John Mueller, Professor of Political Science, Ohio State University
Steven Van Evera, Professor of Political Science, MIT
This program aired on September 19, 2003.