Political Science 4403F/G Chapter Notes - Chapter Reese: Preemptive War
30 Jan 2020
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Cultural construction and political rationale surrounding war on terror justified the invasion of iraq. Wanted regime change for sometime but 9/11 gave them a way to fast track and justify policy on pre-emptive war. Bush justified invasion of iraq by connecting 9/11 and iraq. Bush argued that 9/11 taught a lesson that threats must be anticipated before they materialize. Officials achieved frame dominance with no evidence of an alternative narrative. War happens when policy actors successfully sign goals w favourable cultural codes. War on terror requires a more interpretive approach. War on terror describes a vague enemy, opposes a tactic", has no clear measure of success, privileges the state and the status quo. Journalists frame it as something america has been thrust into; war on america. Wot most is media after 9/11, went down, and went back during the presidential election. Reification of policy - dropping any sense of its constructed aspect.
