"An Ugly and Sickening Business," or, the Bush "Legacy" and the Decimation of Iraq

In: Cultural studies - critical methodologies, Band 9, Heft 6, S. 780-786

Abstract

Interweaving five meditations on imperial power, this article appraises the consequences of the U.S. invasion of Iraq. By including excerpts of poetry from the U.S./Mexican War, the Vietnam War, Plato, the Iraq War, and ancient Buddhist texts, the article raises larger questions about the ethics of resistance, the dilemmas of complicity, and the possibility of hope.