America responds to terrorism
Subtitle: conflict resolution strategies of Clinton, Bush, and Obama
By: Karen A. Feste
Edition: 1st ed.
Series: The evolving American presidency; Evolving American presidency
Publisher: Palgrave Macmillan
Published: 2011
Place of publication: New York
Language: eng
Number of pages: 276
ISBN-13: 9780230623569
Subjects: Government policy; Terrorism; Conflict management; War on Terrorism, 2001-2009; Prevention
Description: "What policy is best for the United States to reduce the threat of Islamic extremist terrorism? Recent American presidents have applied alternative conflict resolution approaches. Clinton practiced conflict avoidance, talking tough but rarely retaliating against anti-American terrorist attacks. G. W. Bush adopted a fighter approach and the Global War on Terrorism and military interventions in Afghanistan and Iraq reflect this strategy. Obama introduced a third alternative: problem solving and extending peaceful overtures while keeping up resistance. Will the strategy succeed? Feste analyzes presidential rhetoric on counterterrorism policy through the lens of issue framing, enemy aggression, self -hardship, and victimization expressed in a variety of speeches delivered by these chief executives to highlight and compare their conflict resolution strategies"--
Notes: Includes bibliographical references (p. [247]-265) and index.

Includes bibliographical references and index.