03692nam 22008413u 450 991078778890332120211206212452.01-59558-943-0(CKB)2670000000431329(EBL)1321467(OCoLC)862103395(SSID)ssj0001002040(PQKBManifestationID)12468067(PQKBTitleCode)TC0001002040(PQKBWorkID)10968099(PQKB)11779713(MiAaPQ)EBC1321467(EXLCZ)99267000000043132920151012d2013|||| u|| |engur|n|---|||||txtccrKilling Machine[electronic resource] The American Presidency in the Age of Drone WarfareNew York The New Press20131 online resource (305 p.)Description based upon print version of record.1-59558-918-X ""Table of Contents""; ""Introduction""; ""1. The Dream Candidate""; ""2. Afghanistan Shortchanged""; ""3. A Tale of Two Speeches""; ""4. On to Marja!""; ""5. The War of the Drones""; ""6. The Meaning of Two Deaths""; ""7. A Better War?""; ""8. American Hubris""; ""Afterword: The New Normal?""; ""Notes""; ""Index""<div><B>Lloyd C. Gardner</B> is the Charles and Mary Beard Professor of History at Rutgers University and the author or editor of more than a dozen books, including <I>The Long Road to Baghdad</I> and <I>Three Kings</I> (both available from The New Press). He lives in Newtown, Pennsylvania.</div>Afghan War, 2001 -- Aerial operationsDrone aircraft -- Government policy -- United StatesExecutive power -- United StatesObama, BarackTargeted killing -- Government policy -- United StatesWar and emergency powers -- United StatesExecutive powerGovernment policyUnited StatesWar and emergency powersGovernment policyUnited StatesDrone aircraftAerial operationsUnited StatesTargeted killingAerial operationsUnited StatesAfghan War, 2001-2021Iraq War, 2003-2011Government - U.SHILCCLaw, Politics & GovernmentHILCCPolitical Institutions & Public Administration - U.S., Executive BranchHILCCUnited StatesMilitary policyMoral and ethical aspectsUnited StatesPolitics and government2009-2017Afghan War, 2001 -- Aerial operations.Drone aircraft -- Government policy -- United States.Executive power -- United States.Obama, Barack.Targeted killing -- Government policy -- United States.War and emergency powers -- United States.Executive powerGovernment policyWar and emergency powersGovernment policyDrone aircraftAerial operationsTargeted killingAerial operationsAfghan War, 2001-2021Iraq War, 2003-2011Government - U.S.Law, Politics & GovernmentPolitical Institutions & Public Administration - U.S., Executive Branch352.23/5HIS036070POL040010POL025000bisacshGardner Lloyd C472031AU-PeELAU-PeELAU-PeELBOOK9910787788903321Killing Machine3729325UNINA