George Lakoff’s article, “Metaphor and War, Again (2003)”, asserts that it is crucially important to be able to understand the cognitive dimensions of politics because being able to articulate what is going on, can change what happens in the long run. Lakeoff backs up this claim by bringing attention to the metaphor “A Nation is a Person”, which is used to justify the war in Iraq and make it appear like it is being done out of good intention. When Iraq is conceptualized in terms of a single person, Saddam Hussein is discussed. This example is used because Saddam is looked at as a villain who is harming his own people; making it seem like sending military over to Iraq is helpful. Lakoff’s purpose is to bring an understanding to metaphor’s like
