LitMUSE

As you have read, Norman Mailer, in his book Why Are We at War?, suggests that the real reason for America’s current war with Iraq is to build a global empire. He writes: Behind the whole push to go to war with Iraq is the desire to have a huge military presence in the Middle [...]

After reading Norman Mailer’s essay Why Are We at War?, pick a point (out of many that the book argues) that you either agree with or disagree with. Choose any point that he makes that you can argue for or against based on your own understanding and experience — you should not have to cite [...]