Norman Podhoretz
From 1960 until 1995, Norman Podhoretz (b. 1930) was the editor of Commentary . He is now the magazine’s editor at large. His books include Making It, Why We Were in Vietnam, Ex-Friends and World War IV: The Long Struggle Against Islamofascism.
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Norman Podhoretz
‘As a result of Vietnam, the Pentagon has grown extremely gun-shy. These days it is virtually pacifist: it buys a lot of weapons, but doesn't really like the idea of using them.’