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The Prince fits in with the war in Iraq, because it talks of how hard it is to have a regimine change. They need a firm hand to set things straight, but it doesn't just take political changes, it takes changing of the people. I don't think we're doing a very good job if we wanna follow the rules, we have to make their people like us, or at least fear us a bit, instead we're scaring the crap out of them, so they are obviously gonna rebel. They also have to get rid of the people who crave power so that only the ones who want freedom remain. I also think we are not doing a very good job of putting someone in power, I predict its gonna last a long time. This article tried to simplify it way more than I think it can be simplified.

The Prince 2

Good Idea:
Chapter 10
I think it's a good idea to keep an army at the ready because then no one will dare attack them because they will always be ready. I think it would make the kingdom look stronger and harder to overtake, it would also keep the people feeling safer.

Bad Idea:
Chapter 13
It's not a good idea to borrow troops from another kingdom because their loyalty isn't to that kingdom it's to their own, therefore they wont really help either way. Not a good idea also because if the other king is at all good he will pull his troops out to protect them and then where will they be?

Machiavelli

Iran obviously doesn't like us, but there was a time when they did, their main hatred is focused on Israel right next to them. He uses ideas from Machiavelli about fear and how to keep control of the other countries. I guess the ideas make sense but I don't think it's really appropriate. I understand that we need to act now before they attack us but we don't even know if they are going too. We need proof before we go with the Bush administration and just follow Machiavelli's idea and keep them in fear. It sounds like more of a dictator idea them a democracy. It says that noone will be liked by them unless they follow their religion which obviously isn't gonna happen.