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Voices From The Past
Tuesday, January 15, 2002 By: Juan Paxety
Victor Davis Hansen has outdone himself in this article in National Review Online - taking voices from the 1930s and applying them to today's situation with Iraq. One example:
“Ministers Can Iron This Out Without War”
by Joachim von Ribbentrop, German foreign minister
Why is not America consulting Mr. Aziz, Iraq's distinguished foreign minister? There is no need for war. Mr. Powell should go to Baghdad immediately. Once he is there, serious statesmen from powerful states can craft a lasting peace which respects the legitimate aspirations of both parties. This is a matter for shuttle diplomacy and legal accords, backed by good faith and iron-clad assurances. You are sorely mistaken in treating a great nation like Iraq as some sort of petty criminal; it honors its word — if treated with respect.
Reading this stuff I realize that my leftist professors in the 60s learned their peacenik stuff during their college days in the 30s.
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