The American Conservative







Current Issue	December 18, 2006 Issue They Only Look Dead By Scott McConnell Neoconservatism has suffered setbacks before and has come back even stronger. Operation Rescue By Michael C. Desch Bush turns to Robert Gates to salvage his failing war in Iraq. How to Lose an Army By William S. Lind Help Iran create a new American hostage crisis—140,000 strong. Taliban, Take Two By Jason Motlagh While the U.S. has been occupied in Iraq, our original foe in the war on terror is reversing our gains in Afghanistan. Prisoners’ Dilemma By Gerald J. Russello In limiting habeas corpus, conservatives ignore their own best traditions. Pence None the Richer By W. James Antle III In the GOP House leadership contest, technocrats routed true believers. Sins of Commission By James Bovard The Bush administration’s tortured legal logic The Party’s Over By Martin Sieff The 2006 midterms were no routine second-term slump.	Shaken But Not Stirring By Steve Sailer James Bond returns in “Casino Royale.” David Out of the Lions’ Den By Doug Bandow Tempting Faith: An Inside Story of Political Seduction by David Kuo His God Must Be Crazy By Gary Brecher Showdown With Nuclear Iran by Michael D. Evans and Jerome R. Corsi No Mandate for Amnesty By Tom Tancredo Voters rejected the GOP but not border security. Message in a Ballot? By Patrick J. Buchanan The meaning of the midterms Stranger Than Fiction By Taki Great storytellers of our time Fourteen Days: 20,000 More Until Victory; Hasta La Vista, Base; Values Voters Go on Vacation? Deep Background: French Security Bombs; Beijing’s Shopping List; Cheney’s Fatah Friends Copyright © 2006 The American Conservative Purchase an online edition of this issue immediately!