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John J. Mearsheimer and Stephen M. Walt, “An Unnecessary War”, Foreign Policy, January/February 2003, http://www.foreignpolicy.com/wwwboard/walts.html Mearsheimer (University of Chicago) and Walt (Harvard) are often categorized as "realists". In this essay they argue that [begin] In the full-court press for war with Iraq, the Bush administration deems Saddam Hussein reckless, ruthless, and not fully rational. Such a man, when mixed with nuclear weapons, is too unpredictable to be prevented from threatening the United States, the hawks say. But scrutiny of his past dealings with the world shows that Saddam, though cruel and calculating, is eminently deterrable. [end] Mearsheimer Url: http://political-science.uchicago.edu/faculty/mearsh.htm Walt Url: http://ksghome2.harvard.edu/~.swalt.csia.ksg/ Nathaniel Hurd Consultant, United Nations Iraq policy, Mennonite Central Committee (MCC) United Nations Office 90 7th Ave. Apt. #6 Brooklyn, NY 11217 Tel. (M): 917-407-3389 Tel. (H): 718-857-7639 Fax: 718-504-4224 ************************************************ DISCLAIMER ************************************************ Any views or opinions presented above are solely those of Nathaniel Hurd and do not necessarily represent those of the Mennonite Central Committee. The Mennonite Central Committee has no legal or other responsibility for the contents of this message. _________________________________________________________________ The new MSN 8: smart spam protection and 2 months FREE* http://join.msn.com/?page=features/junkmail _______________________________________________ Sent via the discussion list of the Campaign Against Sanctions on Iraq. To unsubscribe, visit http://lists.casi.org.uk/mailman/listinfo/casi-discuss To contact the list manager, email casi-discuss-admin@lists.casi.org.uk All postings are archived on CASI's website: http://www.casi.org.uk