Going To War Rhetorical Analysis
Perspectives on Going to War in Iraq Ashley Conkling July 21, 2013
Former President George Bush used a lot of historical fact to justify his argument of invading Iraq. He said things such as: Iraq’s technological abilities, their weapons of mass destruction, and Saddam Hussein’s previous threats against the US. He sounds like he has significant evidence to back up his speech, until he said “Many people have asked how close Saddam Hussein is to developing a nuclear weapon. Well, we don’t know exactly…” This statement only disapproved his previous statements. David Koehler’s speech only analyzes president Bush’s speech and the arguments presented in it. He seems to believe that our leaders in the government are providing us
Former President George Bush used a lot of historical fact to justify his argument of invading Iraq. He said things such as: Iraq’s technological abilities, their weapons of mass destruction, and Saddam Hussein’s previous threats against the US. He sounds like he has significant evidence to back up his speech, until he said “Many people have asked how close Saddam Hussein is to developing a nuclear weapon. Well, we don’t know exactly…” This statement only disapproved his previous statements. David Koehler’s speech only analyzes president Bush’s speech and the arguments presented in it. He seems to believe that our leaders in the government are providing us