Topic > We Ate the Children Last by Yann Martel - 1232

They never stop for just two seconds to think about the possible consequences of their actions. When America discovered that Iraq had massive weapons, people's first reaction was to attack. This is a way to do first, think second. No one ever wanted further proof. Not even “the French medical team [who] felt vindicated” (para. 2) even after “a nurse reported having found him one morning while eating flowers in his room” (para. 1) who noted some signs of negative affects, but I didn't pay attention given the better positive effects. People not thinking things through is evidence not only in the average person, but also in top government officials like the president of the United States. We were quick to start a discussion about war as an option over this bad evidence that Iraq has nuclear weapons. Martel highlights instances where the government failed to look to the future when “regulatory approval came quickly” (par 4) for the operation. This ties back to the idea that people's lack of judgment leads to bad outcomes in our government. The idea of ​​fashions is starting to have effects like