DOC 3 Lecture Notes - Lecture 8: Military, Rogue One, Militarism
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Recent historical context the first persian gulf war and later. Start with simplest analysis don(cid:495)t try to be complicated. Congressional leaders who declare war but never fight in it. Corporate interest that convinces congress to go to war. Wwii: mobilized in weapons and textiles and food. People were concerned that the us was going to war because iraq had lots of. Pearl jam covers bob dylan(cid:495)s song by pearl jam in most concert performances after. (cid:884)(cid:882)(cid:882)(cid:883): united states declares war on (cid:498)terrorism(cid:499) (cid:523)not a nation(cid:524) and launches. 2003: operation iraqi freedom begins - ground war against saddam hussein beings. Events leading up to 2004: lots of questions about why the us is going to war (corporate interest in iraq) September 11th, 2001: terrorist attacks on new york and washing military offensive against al qaeda begin in afghanistan. Controlling iraq = big profit in oil industry. The u. s. spends lots of tax dollars on (cid:494)defense(cid:495) (cid:523)military(cid:524)