Hubris Without Idealism - The Atlantic
archive.today webpage capture Saved from history←priornext→ 2 Mar 2026 14:32:41 UTC All snapshots from host www.theatlantic.com WebpageScreenshot sharedownload .zipreport bug or abuseBuy me a coffee SKIP TO CONTENT Site Navigation Popular Latest Newsletters Sign In Subscribe The U.S. and Israel have attacked Iran. Read our coverage here. IDEAS Hubris Without Idealism Donald Trump has embraced a warped version of the neoconservatism he once derided. By George Packer Illustration by Paul Spella / The Atlantic. Sources: Howard L. Sachs / CNP / Getty; Kenny Holston / Getty; United States Department of Defense. MARCH 2, 2026, 7 AM ET SHARE SAVE During the Gulf War, in February 1991, George H. W. Bush called on the Iraqi people to “take matters into their own hands to force Saddam Hussein, the dictator, to step aside.” Coalition aircraft dropped leaflets urging Iraqi civilians and troops to rise up. But when the country’s oppressed Shia and Kurdish populations followed that exhortation,
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