Iraq
Subtitle: the moral reckoning : applying just war theory to the 2003 war decision
By: Craig M. White.
Publisher: Lexington Books
Published: 2010
Place of publication: Lanham, Md
Language: eng
Number of pages: 295
ISBN-13: 9780739138939; 9780739138946; 9780739138953
Subjects: Iraq War, 2003- -- Causes; Iraq War, 2003- -- Moral and ethical aspects; Just war doctrine; United States -- Foreign relations -- 2001-2009
Description: "Applies classic just war theory to the U.S. decision to go to war in 2003. This theory, to which the Bush administration and its supporters have referred both directly and indirectly in making a pro-war case to the world, provides three core moral criteria for a just war: sovereign authority, just cause, and right intention (which includes an aim of peace). Furthermore, there are three practical critera that must also be considered: proportionality of ends, last resort, and reasonable chance of success. For each criterion, White painstakingly weighs statements by the Bush administration and its supporters against evidence available at the time"--P. [4] of cover.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index.
Table of contents: title: pt. 1. Introducing just war theory; title: Introduction: An old theory, today's and tomorrow's wars; title: How to apply the criteria and who should do it; title: pt. 2. Applying the criteria; title: Sovereign authority just cause I : Saddam was armed, reckless, and harbored terrorists; title: Just cause II : preemption, UN resolutions, and a new Iraq; title: Just cause III : the legal case right intention/the aim of peace; title: Proportionality of ends; title: Last resort; title: Reasonable chance of success; title: Replies to neo-conservative objections; title: pt. 3. Conclusion; title: Was it just? : evaluation and consequences.