Iraq : Threat and Response by Gerhard Beestermoeller (2003, Hardcover)

Name: Iraq : Threat and Response by Gerhard Beestermoeller (2003, Hardcover)
Brand: Taylor & Francis Inc

Taylor & Francis Inc

IraqThreat and Response\nAuthor(s): Gerhard Beestermoeller\nFormat: Hardback\nPublisher: Taylor & Francis Inc, United Kingdom\nImprint: Transaction Publishers\nISBN-13: 9780765802071, 978-0765802071\nSynopsis\nThis volume of essays about the ongoing crisis concerning Iraq is written from the perspective of the \""thoughtful opposition.\"" German and American scholars from diverse backgrounds--moral theology, policy analysis, political science, Middle Eastern history--all criticize, albeit sometimes for different reasons, unilateral [url] military action against Iraq.\n\nThe chapters are uniformly free of intemperate language and careless argumentation characteristic of much opposition to American foreign policy. The authors address the moral, legal, political, or historical dimensions of the Iraq problem. They also assess the threat Saddam Hussein represents to his region and the world as well as the prospects for alternative strategies. The reasoning is well-informed, sensitive to.