December 19, 2007

Neo”Con”ning the Kiddies

Writes Ryan Hainlen:

This is directly out of my 6th grade sister’s history book. (And she has a test over it tomorrow.)

“At the beginning of the twenty-first century, terrorism became a major threat to world peace. In 2003, U.S. military forces invaded Iraq. They were sent to prevent Iraq from using chemical and biological weapons. … The United States has protected innocent civilians or helped bring peace to a war-torn region.”

People, Places and Change: An Introduction to World Studies
Holt, Rinehart and Winston
page 103