Abstract
The second Iraq war has been justified by the Bush administration in many ways; then Secretary of State Colin Powell's 2004 International Women's Day speech is one example. This essay does not argue the war's legitimacy; rather, it evaluates Powell's arguments in terms of Iraqi agency. Although Powell argues the war is just for the Iraqi people, the ultimate ways he constituted the people-through a limited notion of human rights, linking Iraq to the war on terror to call for U.S. action, and a falsely universal "we"-ultimately denied them the agency Powell promised.
Journal Title
Iowa Journal of Communication
Volume
38
Issue
2
First Page
163
Last Page
184
Language
en
File Format
application/pdf
Recommended Citation
Beerman, Ruth Janet
(2006)
"Agency of Whom? Looking at International Women's Day 2004 A Time for Consternation Amidst Celebration,"
Iowa Journal of Communication: Vol. 38:
No.
2, Article 3.
Available at:
https://scholarworks.uni.edu/ijc/vol38/iss2/3
Copyright
©2006 Iowa Communication Association
