War / John Woodward, book editor.
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| Format: | Book |
| Language: | English |
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Farmington Hills, MI :
Greenhaven Press,
[2006]
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| Series: | Current controversies.
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Table of Contents:
- ch. 1. What causes war? The causes of war : an overview / John Avery
- Islam causes war / Don Feder
- Islam does not cause war / Javeed Akhter
- Religion causes war / Kenneth W. Phifer
- Capitalism causes war / John Molyneux
- Socialism causes war / Anthony Gregory
- Pacifism causes war / Thomas Sowell
- The military-industrial complex causes war / Manuel Valenzuela
- Wars are fought because they are profitable / Evan Augustine Peterson III
- Competition for resources causes war / John Gray
- War is central to the human condition / David Limbaugh
- ch. 2. Is the War on Terror justified? Yes. The war against Iraq was necessary to combat terrorism / Stephen F. Hayes
- The War on Terror is necessary to combat radical Islam / Jonathan Rosenblum
- The War on Terror is making America safer / J. Michael Waller
- No. Claims that Iraq was a terrorist threat are unfounded / Peter Bergen
- The War on Terror is being fought to benefit American corporations / Norman Council
- The War on Terror is creating more terrorists / The Progressive.
- ch. 3. How should wars be conducted? Preemptive war is a legitimate option for fighting terrorism / David Horowitz
- Preemptive war is not a legitimate option for fighting terrorism / Noam Chomsky
- Torturing prisoners is sometimes justifiable / Henry Mark Holzer
- Torturing prisoners is not justifiable / Patrick Leahy
- The use of nuclear weapons may be justified / William Conrad
- The use of nuclear weapons cannot be justified / Gerard Donnelly Smith
- Rape as a tactic of war must be stopped / Jan Goodwin
- ch. 4. Can war be prevented? Yes. War can be prevented / Jonathan Power
- Globalization can prevent war / Erich Weede
- Democracy can prevent war / George W. Bush
- The use of nonviolent force can prevent war / Gabriel Moran
- No. War cannot be prevented / Victor Davis Hanson
- Globalization cannot prevent war / Gerald Cavanaugh
- Democracy cannot prevent war / James Ostrowski
- The United Nations cannot prevent war / Ryan Malone.