Connecting the Dots: The Uses and Misuses of History

  After Reading Peter Connolly Smith's article, " “Connecting the Dots: The Uses and Misuses of History” in what way did the Bush administration's single-minded pursuit of war bear some resemblance to the policies of Germany in 1938 and how does understanding the context of the Munich Crisis change the perspective of appeasement at Munich from one of weakness to one of understandable strategy in terms of diplomacy and domestic politics of the two (France and England) democracies.