StudySpace: We the People ed. 6

• Begin Simulation

After exploring the simulation, answer the following questions and submit them to your instructor.

1. Take the simulation at least twice, once using force to resolve the conflict and once using diplomacy. President Bush has argued that he will not conduct diplomacy with world leaders that he dislikes, such as the leaders of North Korea and Iran. Based on the results of the simulation, is that a wise approach?
   
   

2. Before President Bush invaded Iraq, he used the threat of force to get weapons inspectors on the ground in Iraq, where, for the first time, they were given unfettered access to any site they wanted to see. Read this CBS News article illustrating the success of weapons inspectors in Iraq (http://www.cbsnews.com/stories/2003/01/18/iraq/main537096.shtml). Based on the simulation, what is the benefit to using the threat of force?
   
   

3. Did you fare better or worse when you actually used force to resolve the conflict rather than diplomacy?
   
   

4. Refer back to the CBS news article. Should the United States have given more time for the inspectors to prove or disprove weapons of mass destruction in Iraq?
   
   

5. What are the lessons from the simulation (and Iraq) about the benefits of merely threatening force versus actually using it?