Moses Kagan's Aurora Borealis

Further to the Jesse Helms post:

Here is a partial list of Mr. Helm's "achievements" as adapted from Marc Thiessen in the Post:

1. Helms led the successful effort to bring Poland, Hungary and the Czech Republic into NATO
2. He won overwhelming approval for his legislation to support the Cuban people in their struggle against a tyrant. - [Helms-Burton strengthened the embargo, which has been an embarrassing policy failure since JFK's Administration.]
   
3. He secured passage of bipartisan legislation to protect our men and women in uniform from the International Criminal Court. [We, alone in the West, have refused to acknowledge the legitimacy and jurisdiction of a court designed to bring war criminals to justice. Thanks, Jesse.]
   
4. He won majority support in the Senate for his opposition to the Comprehensive Test Ban Treaty. [In insisting upon our right to test nuclear weapons, we incentivize other countries, like Iran, to pursue their own.]
   
5. He helped secure passage of the Iraq Liberation Act, which expressed strong bipartisan support for regime change in Baghdad. [We all know how this story unfolded.]
   

If these "achievements" are among the best arguments in favor of Helm's career that Thiessen can muster, I think he's proven my point for me.

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