Read this on the Web at http://patriotpost.us/edition/2011/03/21/brief/ Brief · March 21, 2011 The Foundation "It should therefore be difficult in a republic to declare war; but not to make peace." --Joseph Story Opinion in Brief Moammar and Barack "Conservative infighting over whether the United States should intervene militarily in Libya is sign of good health. To remain vital, an ideological movement needs to have its basic assumptions challenged occasionally. We need to correct our wayward courses rather than allow mistakes based on faulty strategy to serve as precedents for the next missteps. Many conservatives (particularly neoconservatives) are strong supporters of intervention, out of a deep conviction that the global adv...

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