PubPolModelIIApplicationsept11

Systems Theory - How public policy is created within a larger set of conditions...a graphical approach of understanding public policy.

What textual information can you see that suggests one theory/model might be better to use than another?

“President Clinton vetoed two Republican congressional tax-cutting bills in August as too expensive and two skewed toward the wealthy….some tax relief to small businesses may occur in the FY 2001 Budget negotiations.”

Can you see textual evidence of THREE models of politics in the quote above? Please write down which models you see, based on the evidence, and explain which words you see that suggest the models you chose.

“The FAA (Federal Aviation Administration) will set up new airport security procedures in the wake of the World Trade Center/Pentagon bombings last week.” (CNN.com)

"Three other victims were taken to Jean Talon Hospital and the rest were transported to the Jewish General Hospital. Police said the motive is unknown. "There is no racist connotation or no terrorist link as far as we know," Delorme said." http:///www.cbc.ca 13 September 2006

Can you see evidence of at least TWO models of politics in the previous quote? Write down the models, and why you chose them.

BRUSSELS, Belgium -- NATO members have failed to respond to a call from military commanders for reinforcements to try to quell the Taliban insurgency in southern Afghanistan, an alliance spokesman said.

"No formal offers were made at the table," James Appathurai told reporters Wednesday in Brussels, where the 26-nation group was meeting.

NATO's top operational commander, U.S. General James Jones, appealed for 2,000 to 2,500 more troops last week, saying the force was about 15 percent short of full strength.

The Taliban have recently staged a resurgence following an initial routing of the Islamic militant group from its control of Afghanistan by a U.S.-led operation two months after the September 11, 2001, terrorists attacks in the United States.

NATO commanders admit the level of resistance was more than they were expecting but Jones said the extra troops could help to defeat the Taliban in the region.

But on Wednesday, military commanders said their efforts to muster reinforcements for the 20,000-strong NATO force and greater air cover were likely to fail.

European allies, with thousands of troops already committed in Afghanistan, Iraq, Kosovo, Bosnia, Congo and Lebanon are reluctant to send more to Kandahar and Helmand, where recent fighting has killed 30 NATO troops and hundreds of militants.

The alliance said Wednesday that suicide bombings have killed 173 people -- mostly Afghan civilians -- in Afghanistan this year

NATO's Afghan troop plea snubbed

POSTED: 12:10 p.m. EDT, September 13, 2006

NATO's Afghan troop plea snubbed

POSTED: 12:10 p.m. EDT, September 13, 2006

POSTED: 12:10 p.m. EDT, September 13, 2006