Myths, Reasonable Disagreement, and a League of Democracies

The United States ' election in 2004 was based on a number of foreign policy myths. Three of the most obvious were: The war in Iraq was necessary as a response to the threat of international terrorism. As a result, the world is now a safer place; The institutions of the UN are corrupt and do nothing but restrict American power; Al Qaeda and international terrorism more generally are extremely significant threats to American national security