Norman Podhoretz with Jay Nordlinger on George W. Bush

Jan 10, 2008

Norman Podhoretz is the editor emeritus of Commentary magazine and the author of numerous bestselling books, including Breaking Ranks, Making It, My Love Affair with America and World War IV: The Long Struggle Against Islamofascism. He talked with Jay Nordlinger, managing editor of The National Review, about why he considers the war against global terrorism as legitimate and necessary as the two World Wars. In this clip, Podhoretz posits why he thinks George W. Bush will be remembered as a great President, invoking both Truman and Napoleon as historical examples.

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