Stuff Happens by David Hare

Stuff Happens is a play by David H atomic number 18, written in response to the Iraq fight during the Bush administration. It talks ab by the events that led to the fight on Iraq in 2003, which spans from George Bushs election in 2000 up till his stepping down from office in 2008. The title is inspired by Donald Rumsfelds response to journalists about the looting happening in capital of Iraq where he replied Stuff Happens. The writer already states in the authors note that it is contendingly true but he had to use his imagination in split that were not covered especially when the politicians were behind closed doors.The Bush war cabinet, which is do up of Bush, Condoleezza Rice, Paul Wolfowitz, Colin Powell, George Tenet, Dick Cheney mad Donald Rumsfeld is made of fantasists who fatality to attack Iraq except Colin Powell who is a stern realist. When there is a meeting with Bush Powell puts the point, which comes to no avail that war should be seen as a last resort were diplo macy has not worked. Here he points out the hypocrisy of Americans where he asks, people keep asking of Saddam, how do we know hes got weapons of mass destruction? How do we know?Because weve still got the receipts. Here in this particular scene Powell speaks his mind to the president where he points out hypocrisy by face that they used to condescension with Saddam not long ago and now they want to go to war with him. Also an example of power of leadership is shown but in a very indirect way when Bush summons Powell to the egg-shaped office. Here Bush asks for Powells permission to go to war and whence Powell replies he does not take issue with the idea but after he leaves he verifys he didnt need Powells permission.This shows that no depend the situation and even if Powell had said no the president had already made his decision. It seems in way that Bush is sometimes abusing his power to gain the fastness hand of people and not a lot of people would disagree with the Pres ident of the United States of America. As for political maneuvering, this is shown as Rumsfeld telling the fix indirectly that they dont need the British and there is as well as a bit of deception, as he has no sense of sadness in his words.Finally a very strong point of conjunctions perception of the events is given by an Iraqi exile at the end of the book. The Iraqi even admits to hating Saddam Hussein by saying I even longed for the fall of the dictator, but the comment that Donald Rumsfeld in all changed his perception of things. He shows this by bringing up the way the Americans who died ar counted and given an honorary ceremony but the Iraqis atomic number 18 unaccounted for. This shows how the war was totally unfair and that they considered the Iraqis not to be human.The Iraqi exile then solidifies everything by the last words he says where people say to him, look tell America, and he replies by saying you are putting your opinion in the wrong person. Dont suffer Am erica or anybody will do it for you. If you dont do it yourself, this is what you get. What this is saying is that even if people think America is like the realness body they should expect that America could turn their backs on them anytime and that if you put your faith in them you will be disappointed.