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Entry: Nationalism is What We Need Now--The Case for an "Unpatriotic Conservatism" Link: http://www.takimag.com/site/article/nationalism_is_what_we_need_now_a_case_for_an_unpatriotic_conservatism#23464 Post contents: Scott, don't you think that "national security" for many voters included the Iraq issue? I wouldn't expect a specific, single-issue description to out-poll a broader category. By the way, do you think there were no voters for whom Iraq was a "moral values" issue? My argument does not hinge on the 2004 election. The Iraq War was unjust, many Americans have and still do support it out of patriotic motives. Patriotism -- in excess or misunderstood or perverted, but patriotism nonetheless -- has driven them to endorse bad policy. At least that's my contention; we have no way of knowing motives with any certainty. What's your best guess as to what motivated overwhelming public support for the Iraq War at its outset, and what continues to motivate grassroots conservative support for it today? Sent at: 2008 05 16