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Rose Friedman and the Iraq Debate

By W. James Antle, III on 8.18.09 @ 3:48PM

You might not think there is a tie-in between the late Rose Friedman and the intraconservative debate over Iraq, but there is -- the Friedmans personified it. In this charming 2006 joint interview in the Wall Street Journal (earlier linked by Phil), Milton Friedman reveals that he opposed the Iraq invasion while Rose Friedman was a staunch supporter of the war. "We don't agree. This is the first thing to come along in our lives, of the deep things, that we don't agree on," Mrs. Friedman said. "We have disagreed on little things, obviously--such as, I don't want to go out to dinner, he wants to go out--but big issues, this is the first one!"

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Ran| 8.18.09 @ 6:26PM

Mr. Antle, thanks for the pointer.

I'd just purchased Milton and Rose Friedman's book "Free to Chose." (I hope to read it soon.)

May G-d bless and keep them both.

Eric Dondero| 8.18.09 @ 6:46PM

Well, on this at least, it appears that Uncle Milty slipped, and Rose was the smart one.

The War in Iraq, has ended up being perhaps one of the most glorious Military victories in the history of the United States.

A world without Saddam Hussein, and his two murderous genocidal jerk-off sons Uday and Qusay is a truly wonderful world to live in, thanks to the Greatest Military on the face of the Earth.