Talk:Jeane Kirkpatrick/Archive 1

Affiliations (political, etc)
Would it be helpful, and make the article easier to read, if there was a section that could summarize her transit from young socialist to mature Republican conservative? It is an interesting cycle and one for which there is much information, ie quotes from her about that personal trajectory.Mowens35 19:11, 8 December 2006 (UTC)

Argentine Dictatorship
"It must be noted, however, that Kirkpatrick tacitly supported the broadly anti-Semitic military dictatorship in Argentina, responsible for the disappearance and death of several thousand Jews, and known to use symbols of Nazi oppression in its own concentration camps (see Feitlowitz, A Lexicon of Terror; and the testimony of Jacobo Timerman)."

I plan to delete this. It's inappropriate for at least three reasons: (1) not appropriately cited; (2) its claim is vague--broadly anti-Semitic, symbols of Nazi oppression--and borderline weaselly--responsible for the disappearance and death of several thousand Jews, said of a regime that in general disappeared and killed civilians like it was going out of style; (3) the claim is presented as unqualified fact rather than being the view of a specific author that's not even very widely shared.205.212.72.122 02:17, 21 June 2007 (UTC)


 * So she was more hideous than the Reagan Administration combined. I guess I knew it, but this is worse than I could dream up. I've reat Tibermann's book on the Chilean way of doing things. Must read one book of his on Argentina.

Career as U.N. Ambassador?
There's almost nothing here on her actions as Reagan's ambassador to the UN. She was in the papers a lot at the time. I hope we can work on establishing her track record. It certainly would be encyclopedic to discuss her impact in her most prominent position (had she not held this position, and been controversial at the time, she would almost certainly not have made major obit status in all the major news organizations now). Rousse 17:40, 10 December 2006 (UTC)

My addition, well referenced and widely publicised in the UK anyway, that she attended the Argentine Embassy victory party on the day of the Falklands invasion, has been deleted. Why is this? Bedwasboy (talk) 11:09, 5 May 2008 (UTC)

Hi there, I added some bits to the UN section based on some reading I was doing on her writings on the subject - I've chosen subjects of UN legitimacy that I was using in my own work. I forgot to log in, so it's down as being changed by my IP address. vckeating (talk) 15:15, 10 August 2008 (UTC)

It would seem that Kirkpatrick's most notorious quote, when she was Ambassador-designate, should warrant a place here, in reference to the three nuns and a Catholic laywoman raped, tortured, murdered and burned by soldiers in El Salvador: "I don't think the government was responsible. The nuns were not just nuns; the nuns were political activists. We ought to be a little more clear-cut about this than we usually are. They were political activists on behalf of the Frente and somebody who is using violence to oppose the Frente killed them." Activist (talk) 17:02, 8 June 2012 (UTC)


 * I've edited the page to include the above quote. Afterward, I checked the page for Madeline Albright to make sure a similar quote was added, intending to add it as well. But it was in the Albright article: On May 12, 1996, Albright defended UN sanctions against Iraq on a 60 Minutes segment in which Lesley Stahl asked her "We have heard that half a million children have died. I mean, that's more children than died in Hiroshima. And, you know, is the price worth it?" and Albright replied "we think the price is worth it." Activist (talk) 18:57, 8 June 2012 (UTC)

Nonsensical Caption
A caption currently reads "When Mrs. Kirkpatrick with the men and women of the Reagan Cabinet" - not sure what this is supposed to be saying Tiki2099 15:35, 24 October 2007 (UTC)

Declaration of War
On September 12, 2001 Jeane Kirkpatrick along with other conservatives including Jack Kemp issued a letter to Congress urging them to Declare War on the entire Islamic Fascist Newtwork, I have found excerpts online but have yet to find a complete copy online, this should be included on this page, if anyone has an online copy please include it. 216.201.48.58 (talk) 03:36, 6 January 2008 (UTC)

National Security Council?
I'm fairly certain Ms. Kirkpatrick was a member of the NSC staff, but not a member of the NSC itself.99.67.181.8 (talk) 00:26, 10 February 2011 (UTC)