In 2003, George W. Bush invaded Iraq, believing that the...

In 2003, George W. Bush invaded Iraq, believing that the country’s president Saddam Hussein was using weapons of mass destruction against the people of Iraq. This war started a larger war, named â€Å"Operation Iraqi Freedom†. The consequence of this inessential war were the lives of over 4000 Americans, over 1 trillion dollars in spending, and superfluous tension in the Middle East. Though there are many theories on why Bush invaded Iraq, the one that makes the most sense is overconfidence. Simply put, George W. Bush and his administration had faulty and ambiguous evidence, but their overconfidence and pride lead them to put the war into action anyway. This self-assuredness lead to the expiration of Bush’s tenure and the broken hearts of many†¦show more content†¦Mr. Bea talks about British Petroleum, which is most known for its oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico. â€Å"Bea pointed to the congressional testimony, that BP ignored problems with a dead batt ery, leak cement job and loose hydraulic fittings† (Borenstein). Here, BP’s excessive pride lead to improper thinking, BP specifically thought that it could continue to ship and drill oil with a variety of known problems. In the end, BP faced a lot of criticism and worst of all, the Gulf of Mexico is now perilously polluted with oil. Many people like to believe that pride is something noble, something to treasure, but that is a false truism. Pride will actually bring a person to make false judgments and thinking, which will lead to the falling apart of the general public. Apart from causing fabricated beliefs, hubris will cause individuals to be so confident that they set completely impractical goals. One example is best expressed by Mr. Lee Clarke, who is an author and professor at Rutgers University. Clarke made up an example of unrealistic goals involving British Petroleum’s drilling, saying â€Å"we have been doing this every day, every year, week in, week out, so next week we go to 5000 feet, it will be like last week when we went to 300 feet† (Borenstein). BP’s overconfidence has undoubtedly caused them to set ridiculous expectations. In this scenario, BP is tryingShow MoreRelatedMarketing Mistakes and Successes175322 Words   |  702 PagesUniversity JOHN WILEY SONS, INC. VICE PRESIDENT PUBLISHER EXECUTIVE EDITOR ASSISTANT EDITOR PRODUCTION MANAGER PRODUCTION ASSISTANT EXECUTIVE MARKETING MANAGER ASSISTANT MARKETING MANAGER MARKETING ASSISTANT DESIGN DIRECTOR SENIOR DESIGNER SENIOR MEDIA EDITOR George Hoffman Lise Johnson Carissa Doshi Dorothy Sinclair Matt Winslow Amy Scholz Carly DeCandia Alana Filipovich Jeof Vita Arthur Medina Allison Morris This book was set in 10/12 New Caledonia by Aptara ®, Inc