COMMENTARY MAGAZINE: The latest issue features ‘How We Won The War On Terror’ – 25 Years after 9/11
How We Won the War on Terror
by Tod Lindberg
On September 20, 2001, President George W. Bush gave a major speech to Congress and the country in which he outlined the coming U.S. response to al-Qaeda’s 9/11 attack. He said, “Our war on terror begins with al-Qaeda, but it does not end there. It will not end until every terrorist group of global reach has been found, stopped, and defeated.” Thus began what would soon be known as the “Global War on Terror,” or GWOT, in its unlovely acronym
Toxic Smaxxulinity
It’s a confusing time to be a man. For decades, the cultural left has insisted that “toxic masculinity” is roaming the land, threatening women’s safety and rights.
The Saudi Choice That Will Reshape the Middle East
Two possible paths, one pro-American, one not. Where will the Kingdom go?