Power: False Sense of Security

Prompt: Mailer

Mailer says that we are at war because of power. He says we want power in the Middle East so that we can begin to have power over the world. Although I agree with this statement, I also believe America wants power so that we can feel secure again. Power gives one a false sense of security. Our security was shaken when the attacks where made against us on 9/11. We felt hopeless and unsure of ourselves. So what did we do we found someone to blame. We would have settled for anyone. So Bush and his advisors choose for us. Iraq is evil; they are the ones who should be blamed. Ok, we had found our target so we must get rid of the "evil" that has caused us to doubt ourselves. Although we have chosen Iraq for now it doesn’t stop there, Bush is not happy until he attacks everyone who may stand in his way of obtaining an empire. “Our war with terror,” Bush says ,” begins with al Qaeda, but it does not end….until every terrorist group of global reach has been found, stopped, and defeated.”
Bush uses resources to obtain power in other countries. Oil is among one of the most demanding resources in Iraq. Therefore if Bush were to gain control over the oil, than he would have control over the people. He also uses water a bribe to the Iraqi people. Water is a resource all human beings need to live, making it high in importance. The Iraqi people can not live without water this gives Bush a huge upper hand

Power is compelling. It will make those who obtain it strive for more and more. Of course power can allow you almost anything you can imagine: money, respect, security etc... The list goes on. But power is very dangerous; it is addictive and never completely satisfying. Power is the major fuel for this war. Not only does Bush want power but we as Americans want power to feel control back into our lives.

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