[[Image:6436rtdhgf.jpg|right|thumb|William F. Buckley, Jr., on his long-running television show [[Firing Line]].]]
[[Image:6436rtdhgf.jpg|right|thumb|William F. Buckley, Jr., on his long-running television show [[Firing Line]].]]
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'''William Frank Buckley Jr.''' (born November 24, 1925) is prominent [[conservative]] author and commentator, and the founder of the [[National Review]]. He was also host of the show [[Firing Line]].
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'''William Frank Buckley Jr.''' (born November 24, 1925) is prominent [[conservative]] author and commentator, and the founder of the [[National Review]]. He was also host of the show [[Firing Line]]. In 2007 on a [[National Review]] sponsored cruise Buckley declared that the Iraq war was a disaster. <ref>MULSHINE, PAUL. "GOP leaders aren't getting the message" The Star-Ledger (Newark, New Jersey)July 12, 2007 Pg. 15 </ref>