03495oam 2200829I 450 991078526760332120220223012347.01-135-16934-91-135-16935-71-282-78227-497866127822750-203-86167-110.4324/9780203861677(CKB)2670000000045885(EBL)557298(OCoLC)664551620(SSID)ssj0000421486(PQKBManifestationID)12141972(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000421486(PQKBWorkID)10412231(PQKB)10914844(Au-PeEL)EBL557298(CaPaEBR)ebr10416715(CaONFJC)MIL278227(OCoLC)671639562(MiAaPQ)EBC557298(PPN)148168078(EXLCZ)99267000000004588520180706d2011 uy 0engur|n|---|||||txtccrJustifying America's wars the conduct and practice of US military intervention /Nicholas Kerton-JohnsonLondon :Routledge,2011.1 online resource (208 p.)Contemporary security studies"Simultaneously published in the USA and Canada"--T.p. verso.0-415-64207-8 0-415-56168-X Includes bibliographical references and index.Book Cover; Title; Copyright; Contents; Illustrations; Acknowledgements; 1 Introduction; 2 Setting the context: Intervention and norms in international society; 3 The Gulf War; 4 The Kosovo intervention; 5 The intervention in Afghanistan; 6 The Iraq War; 7 Conclusion; Afterword: President Obama's discourse on Iran; Notes; Bibliography; IndexThis book examines the justifications for, and practice of, war by the US since 1990, and examines four case studies: the Gulf War, Kosovo, Afghanistan and Iraq. The author undertakes an examination of presidential speeches and public documents from this period to determine the focal points on which the respective presidents based their rhetoric for war. The work then examines the practice of war in the light of these justifications to determine whether changes in justifications correlate with changes in practice. In particular, the justificatory discourse finds four key themes thatContemporary security studies.Intervention (International law)Just war doctrineIntervention (International law)Case studiesJust war doctrineCase studiesPersian Gulf War, 1991Kosovo War, 1998-1999Afghan War, 2001-2021Iraq War, 2003-2011United StatesMilitary policyUnited StatesMilitary policyCase studiesIntervention (International law)Just war doctrine.Intervention (International law)Just war doctrinePersian Gulf War, 1991.Kosovo War, 1998-1999.Afghan War, 2001-2021.Iraq War, 2003-2011.355/.033573Kerton-Johnson Nicholas.1500837MiAaPQMiAaPQMiAaPQBOOK9910785267603321Justifying America's wars3727672UNINA