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200 10$aJustifying America's wars $ethe conduct and practice of US military intervention /$fNicholas Kerton-Johnson
210  1$aLondon :$cRoutledge,$d2011.
215   $a1 online resource (208 p.)
225 1 $aContemporary security studies
300   $a"Simultaneously published in the USA and Canada"--T.p. verso.
311   $a0-415-64207-8 
311   $a0-415-56168-X 
320   $aIncludes bibliographical references and index.
327   $aBook 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; Index
330   $aThis book examines the justifications for, and practice of, war by the US since 1990, and examines four case studies: the Gulf War, Kosovo, Afghanistan and Iraq. The author undertakes an examination of presidential speeches and public documents from this period to determine the focal points on which the respective presidents based their rhetoric for war. The work then examines the practice of war in the light of these justifications to determine whether changes in justifications correlate with changes in practice. In particular, the justificatory discourse finds four key themes that
410  0$aContemporary security studies.
606   $aIntervention (International law)
606   $aJust war doctrine
606   $aIntervention (International law)$vCase studies
606   $aJust war doctrine$vCase studies
606   $aPersian Gulf War, 1991
606   $aKosovo War, 1998-1999
606   $aAfghan War, 2001-2021
606   $aIraq War, 2003-2011
607   $aUnited States$xMilitary policy
607   $aUnited States$xMilitary policy$vCase studies
615  0$aIntervention (International law)
615  0$aJust war doctrine.
615  0$aIntervention (International law)
615  0$aJust war doctrine
615  0$aPersian Gulf War, 1991.
615  0$aKosovo War, 1998-1999.
615  0$aAfghan War, 2001-2021.
615  0$aIraq War, 2003-2011.
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700   $aKerton-Johnson$b Nicholas.$01500837
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