Topic 15 (Iraq) Content Flashcards
(15 cards)
Who was Condoleeza Rice?
National Security Advisor 2001-2005
Secretary of State 2005-2009
Rice key phrase
transformational diplomacy (2006), which sought ‘partnership’ in the democratic mission
What does Iran-Contra suggest?
1986, suggests a discrepancy between rhetoric (Rice) and the reality
Gulf War
1991, First Iraq War under GHWB
Victory for the US
Televised war
Fukuyama’s ‘clash of civilisations’ between Islamic and Western worlds
GHWB Sep 1990 quote
‘shared responsibility for freedom and justice’
Idea exhibiting military means to justify the ends
force for good
What was the governmental impact of 9/11
Dept of Homeland Security
Patriot Act 2001
Psychological impact of 9/11
Xenophobia and Islamaphobia
Revenge that might have influenced the invasion of Iraq
Preventive War
the doctrine that the Bush administration adopted that sought to prevent threats before they materialised
Difference between Afghanistan and Iraq
Afghanistan had widesrpead international support; Iraq did not
Justifications for Iraq
- existence of WMDs
- threat of Hussein to the West (hangover from Gulf War)
- American Revenge (links to Al Qaeda)
- Oil and commercial gain
- Wilsonian moment 2.0 (democratiser)
What was Pax Americana
a type of comeptition
the idea of the hegemonic management of the world in the interest of peace and stability in accordance with American values
Energy Task Force
A Bush operation headed by Dick Cheney that reommended a review of Iraq sanctions in light of threat to national security over oil
2002 State of the Union Address
Bush alludes to the ‘axis of evil’ suggesting need for mass regime change (Wilsonian Moment 2.0)
- Bacevich on regime not nation targets
- Thompson mentioning Wilsonian democracy
Weinberger-Powell doctrine
(Bacevich)
est. post-Vietnam seeking to minimise military intervention to cases of genuine threat to US
