March 11, 2008
9/11
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19 people using box cutters murdered about 3000 civilians
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The US became a preemptive country for the first time
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Was Saddam a threat to the US? No
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US had been attacking his infrastructure since 1991
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2003 invasions of Iraq became a war of choice
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No country that started a war in the 20 century emerged a winner; WWI, WWII,
Korea, Invasion of Israel in 1948, Iran/ Iraq war.
No one who attacked first emerged
a war.
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Except when Israel attacked Egypt
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Protracted small scale conflicts
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War on terror, war without boundaries or limits
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20
th
century wars had boundaries, 21 century wars
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March 2003, Invasion of Iraq
The personality of leaders
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The Iranians war trying to expand the revolution, Saddam completely misunderstood
Iran
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Saddam, a lover of war
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The war untied the Iranian people, Kurds, Shiites and Sunnis
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US didn’t think of themselves as invaders
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US underestimated the ability of people to turn against invaders
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- Spring '08
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- 2003 invasion of Iraq, Iran/ Iraq war
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