The U.S. and the War In Iraq:
An Analysis
(picture courtesy of CNN.com)
“The gravest danger to freedom lies at the crossroads of radicalism and technology. When the spread of chemical and biological and nuclear weapons, along with ballistic missile technology—when that occurs, even weak states and small groups could attain a catastrophic power to strike great nations. Our enemies have declared this very intention, and have been caught seeking these terrible weapons. They want the capability to blackmail us, or to harm us, or to harm our friends—and we will oppose them with all our power.”
President Bush
West Point,
New York
June 1, 200
Political Science 498: Terrorism and Proliferation
University of Michigan, Fall 2003
Professor: Raymond Tanter
Group Members: Mariska Bardos, Nathan Furman, Matthew Hernandez, Brad Sugar
II. Introduction and Assumptions
III. Intro to Rational Choice Theory
IV. The Bush administration: A psychological analysis
V: Assessing the Iraqi threat: Bayesian revision of prior probabilities
VI: Commitment Problems? Bush and Reasons to overestimate the war
VII: Reasons For War
VIII: Iraq: Was It Worth It?
IX: Conclusion
X: Works Cited
Matt Hernandez, Nate Furman, Brad Sugar and Mariska Bardos...another long night in the computer lab...Hey, who's that guy in the background!!?
