War

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Detroit: Greenhaven Press, A part of Gale, Cengage Learning (2014)
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Features different perspectives on issues surrounding war, including such topics as the justification of war, resource scarcity, the war on terror, and surveillance tools.

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U21.2.W3589 2014

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Al-Qaeda has failed and its threat defeated.William McCants & William Rosenau
Al-Qaeda has not been defeated.Seth G. Jones
America is justified in utilizing torture to pursue terrorists.Charles Krauthammer
America is losing the war on terror.Justin Raimondo
America is winning the war on terror.Juan Zarate
America must end the war on terror to reestablish its regard for law.Karen J. Greenberg
America must end the war on terrorism to atone for its misdeeds.Michael Lerner
America must reduce its nuclear arsenal and guarantee limits on the use of nuclear force.U. S. Department of Defense
America should not reduce its nuclear arsenal.G. Philip Hughes
America should use its surveillance tools to preserve national security.Jena Baker McNeill
Disputes over energy supplies may be the cause of future wars.Michael T. Klare
Energy interdependence encourages nations to work together and avoid serious energy disruptions.Daniel Yergin
Most wars have been fought for secular, not religious, reasons.Aklan Lurie
National security tools should not infringe on civil liberties.American Civil Liberties Union
Preventive war can be justified by adhering to strict international legal standards.Abraham D. Sofaer
Preventive war can be valid even if it cannot be justified.Peter Hetherington
Preventive war is unjustifiable.Neta C. Crawford
Religious fundamentalism will provide justification for future wars.Frank Schaeffer
The United States can and should seek to justify its war in Afghanistan.Susan Brooks Thistlethwaite & Brian Katulis
The threat of future water wars is exaggerated.Thomas Lawfield
Torture is never justified.Jamie Meyerfeld
Torture reveals America's loss of principles in the Iraq War.Edward Tick
U.S. wars in Iraq and Afghanistan are unjust.Ryan King
War can be justified when it is the best policy option.Richard N. Haass
War can rarely be justified.Robert Higgs
Water scarcity may be a cause of future wars.Nelson E. Hernandez

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