The violence of peace
Subtitle: America's wars in the age of Obama
By: Stephen L. Carter
Publisher: Beast Books
Published: 2011
Place of publication: New York
Language: eng
Number of pages: 255
ISBN-13: 9780984295173
Subjects: Military policy; Afghan War, 2001-; Military leadership; Iraq War, 2003-; National security
Description: Presents an analysis of Barack Obama's views on war and the military in the first two years of his presidency, discussing his evolution from being a peace candidate to being a president conducting two wars and how this change affects national security and the nation's future.
Notes: Includes bibliographical notes and index.
Table of contents: title: Eliminating enemies; title: No equivalence; title: The rights and dignities of strangers; title: The American proviso.