Blog 2

Why are we in Iraq? Former Cabinet member Douglas Feith stated "we are in Iraq to defend our country from any future attacks," not so much to take down those who attacked us. In my point of view, we are in Iraq because after the 9/11 attack, we as a nation did not feel the power over other nations as we have felt before. In the past, especially during the Cold War, the USSR and the U.S. were the 2 dominant powers of the world. I feel as though the main reason for our action to start a war in Iraq, was to gain some power back, to feel as though we are the dominant nation of the world. I feel that President Bush needed to make a statement saying, that here we are, the United States, and we are the most dominant nation today. 9/11 gave President Bush a reason to start a war and use it as a cover up to seek more power over other countries. Today, life is about being wealthy and powerful. People as a whole need to have power to feel important and to make a statement.

In the 1910's and 20's, Ford started producing their first automobiles. It was the biggest set of news around that time period. We as a nation became more technological, being able to travel in a personal automobile that can take people places. Ford's company started to grow, and moved his company to Detroit where he started the first assembly line. After this, other companies have evolved and started to compete with Ford to be the top automobile manufacturer of the time period. This started many complications for workers and the companies themselves.

Even though life in the past was different and the people spoke with a more proper tone, wealth and power existed. Ford started an automobile company, which grow exponentially, but later was competing for the top spot, because others wanted to feel the power Ford had and become as wealthy as his company was. Though this is on a minor scale to compare an Automobile Manufacturer to Nations powers and wealth, the idea and themes are still the same. Whether it is one person or a nation as a whole, people feel the need to be wealthy and acheive a great amount of power.