In this two-day New York Times lesson, students examine various foreign conflicts in which the United States intervened, focusing on the causes of the conflicts, the United States` justification for entering the conflicts, and the outcomes of these interventions. Students work in small groups to research and present one such foreign conflict and, in round-table discussion format, compare and contrast these conflicts to each other and to the United States?? current military actions against and support for economic sanctions against Iraq.