POLI 244 Lecture Notes - Lecture 8: Watergate Complex, Henry Kissinger
20 Dec 2015
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The willingness of states to expend resources or make concessions is itself primarily a function of preferences, not capabilities for liberalism, this explains why weaker states can win at war. Us held the edge in troop numbers, weaponry, economy, and technology. North vietnamese were willing to fight to the bitter end. Us civilian population, elements within government and military, didn"t want to pay the price. Public opinion had a stronger impact in us democracy than in north: 60s: resisted war, 1967 anti-war demonstration at pentagon, us secretary of defense at this protest- resigned shortly after. Liberalism says the type of regime one has is important. State interests are defined according to the interests of influential. States transmit preferences and social power of individuals and groups domestic groups into state policy. States often pursue particular interpretations of security, welfare, and sovereignty preferred by powerful domestic groups. 17 june 1972: spies were caught breaking into democratic national.
