An Autumn of War: What America Learned from September 11 and the War on Terrorism
"Why do they hate us?" is the wrong question to ask after  September 11, writes Hanson; war and tragedy are to be expected,  as the ancients knew. Hanson's classicism informs this  collection of essays that appeared mostly on National Review  Online, presented here chronologically, from September (when, he  argues, "we had no choice but to counterattack long and hard")  through December 2001, when he considers the implications of  that counterattack. Liberals beware: Hanson has no patience for  these who believe the condition of the world can be ameliorated.  (On sale Aug. 13)Copyright 2002 Reed Business Information, Inc.