War in Iraq

Comparing the war on terror to World War II

Defense Secretary Donald Rumsfeld Tuesday compared critics of the war on terror to those who doubted the Nazi threat. "Can we truly afford to believe that somehow, some way, vicious extremists can be appeased?" he asked the National Convention of the American Legion in Salt Lake City.

Guests

• Nick Hayes: Professor of history at St. John's University in Collegeville. Hayes also holds the University Chair in Critical Thinking.

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