Selling a 'Just' War
Author | : M. Butler |
Publisher | : Springer |
Total Pages | : 298 |
Release | : 2012-02-14 |
ISBN-10 | : 9780230374980 |
ISBN-13 | : 0230374980 |
Rating | : 4/5 (80 Downloads) |
Download or read book Selling a 'Just' War written by M. Butler and published by Springer. This book was released on 2012-02-14 with total page 298 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Butler sheds light on how American political leaders sell the decision to intervene with military force to the public and how a just war frame is employed in US foreign policy. He provides three post-Cold War examples of foreign policy crises: the Persian Gulf War (1990-91), Kosovo (1999), and Afghanistan (2001).