INT 200 Lecture 2: iraq
Document Summary
Parenti- rio"s agony: from extreme weather to planet of sums. Climate change -- weather patterns becoming chaotic leads to outmigration. The extreme weather associated with climate change fuels rio"s crime wars . Dodge- iraq the contradictions of exogenous state- building in historical perspective. Britain and u. s. "s separate involvements in iraq (that failed) *central problems with britain and u. s. involvement : troop numbers, resources, dependence upon air power - neglect of other state institutions stunted growth of infrastructural power and state legitimacy. *conclusion: unsuccessful military occupations usually end after a change of government in the intervening country- british & us weren"t willing to invest time and resources for state building in iraq. *task: almost complete reconstruction of the iraqi state and its relations with society. The failures and follies of state-building in iraq .
