Iraq : the moral reckoning : applying just war theory to the 2003 war decision

White, Craig M. 1956- (Author).

Summary: Iraq: The Moral Reckoning is an intensive application of the six classic just war theory criteria to the 2003 Iraq war decision, weighing information available at the time from a wide range of sources and concluding that the war met just one of the six, whereas a just war should meet all. It supplements the criteria with widely used ethical principles and thoroughly refutes neoconservative arguments that the war met the criteria.

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ISBN: 0739138944
ISBN: 9780739138946
ISBN: 0739138936
ISBN: 9780739138939
ISBN: 9781283599276
ISBN: 1283599279
ISBN: 6613911720
ISBN: 9786613911728
ISBN: 0739138952
ISBN: 9780739138953
Physical Description: 1 online resource (x, 295 pages)
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Publisher: Lanham, Md. : Lexington Books, ©2010.

Content descriptions

Bibliography, etc. Note:	Includes bibliographical references (pages 281-288) and index.
Formatted Contents Note:	pt. 1. Introducing just war theory -- An old theory, today's and tomorrow's wars -- How to apply the criteria, and who should do it -- pt. 2. Applying the criteria -- Sovereign authority -- Just cause I : an armed, reckless regime that harbored terrorists -- Just cause II : preemption, UN resolutions, and a new Iraq -- Just cause III : the legal case -- Right intention/the aim of peace -- Proportionality of ends -- Last resort -- Reasonable chance of success -- Replies to neo-conservative objections -- pt. 3. Conclusion -- Was it just? : evaluation and consequences.
Language Note:	English.
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