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200 10$aKilling Machine $eThe American Presidency in the Age of Drone Warfare
210 $aNew York $cThe New Press$d2013
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327 $a""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""
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606 $aExecutive power -- United States
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606 $aTargeted killing -- Government policy -- United States
606 $aWar and emergency powers -- United States
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