HUM 2395 Lecture Notes - Lecture 15: Coalition Provisional Authority, Wolfowitz Doctrine, Preemptive War
Document Summary
The collapse of the soviet union made the united states super powerful. Post cold war the political power wanted to have the united states become more powerful. It advocated a set of policies that the us should increase its military spending. Willing to use force unilaterally (without discussing with the un) Building up military force so much that it eliminates any competitors of any magnitude. (russia and china) Use its power to control vital resources around the world (oil of the persian gulf) Weapons of mass destruction on the us land. The application of information technology to war fighting. It will give us capacity to attack evils that oppress people. Every civil servant of the bath party is to be fired. Most were sunnis, which comprises 18% of the iraqi population. Have dominated for a long time, both the army and stat. They have not been destroyed in the previous war. American soldiers were attacked by officers of the military.
