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Assignment:

Watch America after 911 (see link below) starting at 1:33.00 (1hr 33 min mark) this weekend or prior to the initial post. This discussion will consist of two parts. Part I in an initial post, answer the initial prompt. In Part II, you update your post give credit (cite) to two classmates that helped/aided in improving your response.

1) How did the Bush's administration policy emphasis on domestic enemies lend to the emergence of Donald Trump?

2) Congresswoman Barbara Lee (D-Oakland, CA) was the sole Congressperson to vote against the Authorization for the use of military force (AUMF). 98-0 in Senate 420 - 1 House) What does this episode say about congressional decision-making (under crisis)?

Her floor speech on the vote is as follows:

REP. BARBARA LEE: Mr. Speaker, members, I rise today really with a very heavy heart, one that is filled with sorrow for the families and the loved ones who were killed and injured this week. Only the most foolish and the most callous would not understand the grief that has really gripped our people and millions across the world.

This unspeakable act on the United States has really forced me, however, to rely on my moral compass, my conscience and my god for direction. September 11th changed the world. Our deepest fears now haunt us. Yet I am convinced that military action will not prevent further acts of international terrorism against the United States. This is a very complex and complicated matter.

Now, this resolution will pass, although we all know that the president can wage a war even without it. However difficult this vote may be, some of us must urge the use of restraint. Our country is in a state of mourning. Some of us must say, "Let's step back for a moment. Let's just pause, just for a minute, and think through the implications of our actions today so that this does not spiral out of control."

Now, I have agonized over this vote, but I came to grips with it today, and I came to grips with opposing this resolution during the very painful yet very beautiful memorial service. As a member of the clergy so eloquently said, "As we act, let us not become the evil that we deplore." Thank you, and I yield the balance of my time.

3) What are the consequences to the government promoting general fear and fear-based on religion and race/ethnicity?

4) What domestic constituencies benefited from ill-conceived wars in Afghanistan and Iraq? What constituencies have suffered as a result of these conflicts?