Readings Essay #3: Summer 2007

Assigned Readings

  1. Overview on Iraq War
  2. Essay against Iraq War
  3. Essay in favor of the Iraq War -
  4. "An American Attack on Iraq Is Justified" by George W. Bush. Iraq . William Dudley, Ed. Opposing Viewpoints® Series. Greenhaven Press, 2004.
  5. "A U.S. Invasion of Iraq Is Not Justified" by Stephen Zunes. Is Military Action Justified Against Nations Thought to Support Terrorism? James D. Torr, Ed. At Issue Series. Greenhaven Press, 2003.
  6. Why the Invasion of Iraq Was Lawful
    Behind the Headlines  Summer 2003; Lexile Score: 1390 ; 17K, SIRS Researcher
  7. Barely Borders
    Harvard International Review  Spring 2004; Lexile Score: 300 ; 26K, SIRS Researcher

Additional essays

The Vanishing Case for War

“America the Beautiful” (Note: each of the next two essays have the same first two pages)

“The Oblivious Empire”

The Power and the Glory

"Overview: How the World Views the United States" by Pew Research Center for the People and the Press. Does the World Hate the United States?. Andrea C. Nakaya, Ed. At Issue Series. Greenhaven Press, 2005

The New American Empire? (how declarations against Iraq appear to the world as imperialism) U.S. News & World Report, Jan 13, 2003 p35-40

Democracies of the World, Unite (Need to repair link)
From The American Interest magazine: Nov. Dec. 2006

Exporting Democracy (CQ Researcher April 1, 2005)
At his second inauguration in January, President Bush vowed “to seek and support the growth of democratic movements and institutions in every nation.” Critics from Russian President Vladimir Putin to political scientist Francis Fukuyama said the president was taking on too great a challenge, and that similar efforts in the past have failed. But Bush's backers urged him to stay the course. Successful elections in Iraq and Afghanistan and promising pro-democracy activities in Lebanon, Egypt, Ukraine, Kyrgyzstan and other nations seemed to prove Bush correct. Still, Bush's campaign to promote global democracy faces challenges, including forming an interim government in violence-torn Iraq. Moreover, skeptics say, establishing a true government of the people requires civil liberties for women as well as men, a free press, an independent judiciary and the other institutions that make up a democracy.
http://80-library2.cqpress.com.libproxy.ocean.edu:2048/cqresearcher/cqresrre2005040100

In praise of the Bush doctrine. (Column) Commentary, Sept 2002 v114 i2 p19(10
Early essay by Norman Podhoretz

Jonathan Alter "An Alternate 9/11 History" Sept. 18, 2006

"The Foreign Policy the US Needs" New York Review of Books Stanley Hoffman

James Fallows: "Declaring Victory"

Understanding Islam
CQResearcher report -- which means it is balanced and thorough.

"Preemptive War Against Rogue Nations Is Necessary for National Security" by Joshua Muravchik. U.S. Policy Toward Rogue Nations. James D. Torr, Ed. At Issue Series. Greenhaven Press, 2004

"The U.S. Doctrine of Preemptive War Is Misguided" by Charles W. Kegley Jr. and Gregory A. Raymond. U.S. Policy Toward Rogue Nations . James D. Torr, Ed. At Issue Series. Greenhaven Press, 2004

What $1.2 Trillion Can Buy
David Leonhardt. New York Times (Late Edition (East Coast)). New York, N.Y.: Jan 17, 2007. p. C.1

It Has Unraveled So Quickly
Sabrina Tavernise. New York Times (Late Edition (East Coast)). New York, N.Y.: Jan 28, 2007. p. 4.1

Dishonest, Reprehensible, Corrupt; [Op-Ed]
Frank Rich. New York Times (Late Edition (East Coast)). New York, N.Y.: Nov 27, 2005. p. 4.11
On the

One War Lost, Another to Go; [Op-Ed]
Frank Rich. New York Times (Late Edition (East Coast)). New York, N.Y.: Nov 20, 2005.