Article: I found this article to be very good. If the bush administration were to listen to Machieavellie's principles they could possibly guide themselves out of this war in the best of ways. "The way men live is so far removed from the way they ought to live, that anyone who abandons what is for what should be pursues his downfall rather than his preservation." This is so true. The president does not live or act as he would in another situation where he would be put to the test for his country.
President Bush's approach to Tehran must be guided by three Machiavellian principles:


1. Self-reliance;


2. The importance of being feared; and


3. The need to take the initiative once conflict is inevitable


If he could follow these, he would make so many different decisions. good article.