POL SCI 120A Lecture Notes - Lecture 3: Security Interest
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Thursday october 16th bureaucratic actors more funding, more power in the next round of bargaining, less boots on the ground, Jr players: media, public opinion, lobbyist, less important congress people. Wasn"t cooperating with the inspection of the united nation to inspect the nuclear facilities. What is the fundamental national security interest: not fighting wars on american soil, reveal preference if you have a bigger defense budget than the state department then. National security interest: personal interest if you work in the defense department you. Pollack reading: main thesis: we were wrong about saddam hussain had weapons of what did we think we know: we thought that saddam had wod; it was a quick.