02915nam 2200649 a 450 991045546440332120200520144314.01-282-53499-89786612534997(CKB)2480000000001814(EBL)539674(OCoLC)667231225(SSID)ssj0000370782(PQKBManifestationID)11255139(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000370782(PQKBWorkID)10378874(PQKB)10351245(MiAaPQ)EBC539674(Au-PeEL)EBL539674(CaPaEBR)ebr10379798(CaONFJC)MIL253499(EXLCZ)99248000000000181420090922d2010 uy 0engur|n|---|||||txtccrThe choice of war[electronic resource] the Iraq War and the just war tradition /Albert L. WeeksSanta Barbara, Calif. Praeger Security Internationalc20101 online resource (212 p.)The ethics of American foreign policyDescription based upon print version of record.0-275-99111-3 0-313-08184-0 Includes bibliographical references and index.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.""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.'""Ethics of American foreign policy.Iraq War, 2003-2011Moral and ethical aspectsWar on Terrorism, 2001-2009Moral and ethical aspectsJust war doctrineUnited StatesForeign relations2001-2009United StatesMilitary policyMoral and ethical aspectsElectronic books.Iraq War, 2003-2011Moral and ethical aspects.War on Terrorism, 2001-2009Moral and ethical aspects.Just war doctrine.956.7044/31Weeks Albert Loren1923-917661MiAaPQMiAaPQMiAaPQBOOK9910455464403321The choice of war2057618UNINA