{"product_id":"the-choice-of-war-albert-l-weeks-9780275991111","title":"The Choice of War: The Iraq War and the Just War Tradition","description":"\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.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Albert L. Weeks\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 0275991113\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780275991111\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Praeger\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 11\/01\/2009\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 212\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.05lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.30h x 6.10w x 0.90d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eReview Citation(s): \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eChronicle of Higher Education\u003c\/i\u003e 01\/15\/2010 pg. 21\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eReference and Research Bk News\u003c\/i\u003e 02\/01\/2010 pg. 52","brand":"Albert L. Weeks","offers":[{"title":"Hardcover","offer_id":48135964098815,"sku":"9780275991111","price":80.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_0cf8fe5d-c4f8-4281-9847-2f8710c8cc84.jpg?v=1770159613","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/the-choice-of-war-albert-l-weeks-9780275991111","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}