{"product_id":"the-choice-of-war-the-iraq-war-and-the-just-war-tradition-hardcover","title":"The Choice of War: The Iraq War and the Just War Tradition - Hardcover","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eAlbert L. Weeks\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eA longtime scholar of the Cold War deftly weaves together the tradition of \"just war\" and an examination of current events to show how the time-honored concepts of \u003ci\u003ejus ad bellum\u003c\/i\u003e (justice of war) and \u003ci\u003ejus in bello\u003c\/i\u003e (justice in war) apply to the U.S. military involvement in Iraq.\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eThis timely analysis of President George W. Bush's foreign policy deals with the cornerstone of his administrations--the \"war on terror\"--as implemented in Afghanistan, Iraq, Guantanamo Bay, and at Abu Ghraib prison. \u003ci\u003eThe Choice of War: The Iraq War and the \"Just War\" Tradition\u003c\/i\u003e discusses NSS 2002, the national security statement that became the blueprint for the Bush Doctrine. It explains the differences and similarities between preventive and pre-emptive war and explores the administration's justification of the necessity of the March 2003 invasion. Finally, it analyzes the conduct of the war, the occupation, and the post-occupation phases of the conflict. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eIn evaluating the Bush Doctrine, both as declared strategy and as implemented, Albert L. Weeks asks whether going it virtually alone in the global struggle against 21st-century terrorism should be incorporated permanently into American political and military policy. Answering no, he suggests an alternative to a doctrine that has isolated the United States and left the world divided.\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eALBERT L. WEEKS, formerly Professor of International Affairs at New York University (1961-1989), teaches politics and foreign policy at the Ringling School of Art and Design in Sarasota, Florida. A well-respected Sovietologist, he is the author of nine books, including \u003ci\u003eStalin's Other War: Soviet Grand Strategy\u003c\/i\u003e, 1939-1941 (2003) and \u003ci\u003eRussia's Life-Saver: Lend-Lease Aid to the USSR in World War II\u003c\/i\u003e (2004).\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 212\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.9 x 9.3 x 6.1 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e November 01, 2009\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":53086048158003,"sku":"9780275991111","price":151.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0300\/5595\/6612\/files\/vWbVFSmWNi9780275991111.webp?v=1772050273","url":"https:\/\/www.vysn.com\/en-ca\/products\/the-choice-of-war-the-iraq-war-and-the-just-war-tradition-hardcover","provider":"VYSN","version":"1.0","type":"link"}