Quigley The Ruses For War Summary

As an international relations and global studies major, it is safe to assume that cultures, economy, and regional differences have always piqued my curiosity. However, my interest in the multinational thought process has always been on the lighter side of global issues, including world news, economy, and basic politics. I had never ventured into the graver side of things: wars. After reading the preface, I had a good idea of what the author’s purpose of writing The Ruses for War: American Intervention Since World War II. The title in and of itself disclosed his position on intervention. Father into the preface, Quigley reveals that his aim is to bring awareness that the reasons present to the public for waging war are often not the true reasons. Quigley goes on to say that in order for democracy to work the president should not be able to deceive us. If the public is deceived by the president, we will never see when an administration is not working and can not properly assess the situation. I agree with Quigley’s statement that citizens have the right to be informed about military actions; however, America is not just a democracy, but in fact a representative democracy; this means we elect officials (by majority consensus aka democracy) to represent us in government by voting how the majority of their constituents feel. The first chapter …show more content…
I completed in Lincoln Douglas debate throughout high school and many prompts could easily be linked back to when it is and isn’t moral for one country’s government to intervene in other countries personal matters. However, I enrolled in this class with an open mind and for good reason. All of the information I have used to reach the conclusion I have are based on articles released by the media and the press. All of the ‘facts’ I have used to build my opinions on are is an accumulation of biases and fragments of the