Peter Liberman and Linda J. Skitka Just Deserts in Iraq: American Vengeance for 9/11 Saltzman Working Paper No. 9 October 2008 Saltzman Working Papers are drafts of research or essays in progress. They should be regarded as preliminary and do not represent the final considered judgments of the authors. The authors welcome comments that might contribute to revision of the papers before publication. As works in progress, the papers should be quoted or cited only with the permission of the author. The Saltzman Institute does not take positions; analysis, arguments, and opinions in the Saltzman Working Papers are those of the authors alone and should not be attributed to the Saltzman Institute or Columbia University.