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Presents the author's account of how the invasion of Iraq was authorized by the United States Congress. Background on relations between the United Nations and Iraq; The threat from Saddam Hussein's dictatorship and its potential impact on the Middle East; Discussion of the draft resolution giving the President power to wage war; The issue of American military preemption; When the President decided to pursue military rather than diplomatic means of dealing with Iraq; How Congress warned the Bush administration about mistakes it was making; Impact of the Vietnam syndrome on public trust.

Presents several letters to the editor referencing articles and topics discussed in previous issues. "After the Fall," published in the January 28 issue; Argument on the decision of U.S. President George W. Bush to remove Iraqi dictator Saddam Hussein; "Home Economics," published in the January 21 issue; "Fighting Chance," published in the January 21 issue; Drugs developed by scientists; "Left Out," published in the January 14 issue.

Several letters to the editor are presented in response to articles in previous issues, including "Fighting the Last War," by Hans J. Morgenthau in the October 20, 1978 issue, "John Connally, Weakling," in the October 27, 1979 issue, and "Restricting Handguns--The Liberal Skeptics Speak Out," in the September 29, 1979 issue.

Presents letters to the editor referencing articles and topics discussed in previous issues. Response to the article "The "glory" story," by James M. McPherson, published in the January 8 and 15 issues; Response to Robert Bazell's article "Cancer wrap," published in the December 18 issue; Response to the magazine's commentary article on the collapse of the International Coffee Agreement and price-gouging by U.S. coffee professors; Comment on peal K. Bell's review of Mary Gordon's book "The Other Side".