FALL 2003 LECTURE SERIES
Thursday, September 25th, 2003, 6:00-7:30 p.m.

The World Policy Institute at New School University presents

THE BUSH DOCTRINE AND THE 2004 PRESIDENTIAL RACE

a panel discussion with

SIDNEY BLUMENTHAL
former Senior Advisor to President Clinton, author of The Clinton Wars, former Washington correspondent for The New Yorker Magazine, member of editorial board of World Policy Journal

and

LEWIS LAPHAM
editor of Harper’s Magazine, author of nine books, most recently in 2002, Theater of War, and an upcoming book to be published in November, 30 Satires

Moderated by

STEPHEN SCHLESINGER
Director, The World Policy Institute

As the 2004 presidential election nears, the doctrine of preventative war promulgated by President Bush after the terrorist attacks of September 11th has become one of the central issues in dispute among the Democratic candidates for the White House. By endorsing or not endorsing Bush’s 2002 Congressional resolution permitting a preemptive attack on Iraq, the Democratic contenders sought to increase their appeal to primary voters. For its part, the Bush Administration has stuck unflinchingly to its decision in favor of preventive war as a replacement for American reliance on deterrence and containment. What is the likely impact of the Bush doctrine, first, on the Democratic Party race, and, second, on the presidential election. Has the US electorate made up its mind about the legitimacy of preemptive wars? Does the unpopularity of Washington abroad due to Bush policies like these have an impact on American voters? These and other questions will be addressed by the panelists.

Thursday, September 25, 2003, 6:00-7:30 p.m. Swayduck Auditorium, First Floor, 65 Fifth Avenue (between East 13-14^th). Admission is free. Visit www.dialnsa.edu for a live webcast and online discussion.

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