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Record Nr.

UNINA9910455464403321

Autore

Weeks Albert Loren <1923->

Titolo

The choice of war [[electronic resource] ] : the Iraq War and the just war tradition / / Albert L. Weeks

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Santa Barbara, Calif., : Praeger Security International, c2010

ISBN

1-282-53499-8

9786612534997

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (212 p.)

Collana

The ethics of American foreign policy

Disciplina

956.7044/31

Soggetti

Iraq War, 2003-2011 - Moral and ethical aspects

War on Terrorism, 2001-2009 - Moral and ethical aspects

Just war doctrine

Electronic books.

United States Foreign relations 2001-2009

United States Military policy Moral and ethical aspects

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Nota di contenuto

pt. 1. Jus ad bellum and jus in bello -- The human habit of war -- Judaeo-Christian to modern views of war -- pt. 2. Jus ad bellum and the Iraq War -- "Just cause" and the Iraq War --Legitimate authority and the Iraq War -- Feasibility criteriion and the Iraq War -- pt. 3. Jus in bello and the Iraq War -- Fatal mistakes made in the Iraq War -- Are the laws of war observed? -- Some conclusions.

Sommario/riassunto

""Heisenberg famously said an 'expert' is someone who knows the worst mistakes that can be made in a particular field of activity, and how to avoid them. With this book, Albert Weeks shows he's an expert, offering both a deadly accurate description of the shambles we made of the second Iraq War, and a healing prescription that is mandatory reading for everyone interested in national security.'""