William Kristol
William Kristol
William Kristolis an American neoconservative political analyst and commentator. He is the founder and editor of the political magazine The Weekly Standard and a political commentator on several networks...
ProfessionJournalist
Date of Birth23 December 1952
CityNew York City, NY
defense wartime made
All defense secretaries in wartime have, needless to say, made misjudgments.
leadership war government
In any case, decisions on troop levels in the American system of government are not made by any general or set of generals but by the civilian leadership of the war effort.
war people belief
If the American people really come to a settled belief that Bush lied us into war, his presidency will be over.
war iraq east
[the war in Iraq] "could have terrifically good effects troughout the Middle East
war mets
Have you ever met a war you didn't love?
enthusiasm hearings hurting nominee otherwise president surprised time
I'll be surprised if we actually end up with hearings in two weeks. There's so little enthusiasm for this nominee anywhere, and it's hurting the president so much at this time when he's otherwise in trouble. I do think she'll withdraw.
gotten house itself possible stealth white worst
The White House has now gotten itself in the worst of all possible worlds. She's a stealth candidate, but now she's not a stealth candidate, and she's not a distinguished candidate,
against global islamic moment struggle truth
This is a moment of truth in the in the global struggle against Islamic extremism.
party remember
Oh, God. . . . It's ludicrous. He should remember it's the party of Lincoln.
job learns surprised
The more one learns about him, ... one is surprised that he's in that job in the first place.
against both clarity sacrifice supposed time
No one has anything against her. But the idea that one is supposed to sacrifice both intellectual distinction and philosophical clarity at the same time is just ridiculous.
avoid bush conclusion fight hard judged president reflecting selection
It is very hard to avoid the conclusion that President Bush flinched from a fight on constitutional philosophy, ... Her selection will unavoidably be judged as reflecting a combination of cronyism and capitulation on the part of the president.
air held people
For me, I think people should be held accountable for what they put on the air or in print.
acting believe course foreign forward fun good reluctant step
They really are acting out of patriotism. This is not fun for them. They're reluctant to step forward in this way and for good reason. ... They believe that Rumsfeld is endangering the course of U.S. foreign policy.