Power without constraint : the post-9/11 presidency and national security / Chris Edelson.

"As a presidential candidate, Barack Obama criticized the George W. Bush administration for its unrestrained actions in matters of national security. In secret Justice Department memos, President Bush's officials had claimed for the executive branch total authority to use military force in...

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Main Author: Edelson, Chris (Author)
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:English
Published: Madison, Wisconsin : The University of Wisconsin Press, [2016]
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505 0 |a The Constitution and presidential national security power -- Presidential national security power before September 11, 2001 -- The George W. Bush administration and national security power -- The Bush administration and the use of military force -- The Bush administration and surveillance -- The Bush administration and military detention -- The Bush administration and torture -- The Bush administration and secrecy -- The Barack Obama administration and national security power -- The Obama administrations and the use of military force -- The Obama administration and surveillance -- The Obama administration and military detention -- The Obama administration and torture -- The Obama administration and secrecy. 
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