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The 'Bush Doctrine': Can Preventive War Be Justified?

Year: 2009

Type: article

Abstract: The article explores whether the Iraq war of former U.S. President George W. Bush known as Bush Doctrine is a preventive or preemptive war. He says that the United Nations Security Council Charter used by Bush to justify the war is ineffective in addressing issues on the use of military force. Opponents regard the war as preemptive because Iraq posed no direct or imminent threat to the U.S. but supporters believe it is preventive just like how the U.S. entered World Wars. It cites conditions in which an intervenor can undertake a preventive war.

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Authors: Robert J. Delahunty, John Yoo

Institutions: University of St. Thomas - Minnesota, University of California, Berkeley, Hoover Institution, American Enterprise Institute, Stanford University

Language: English

Topic: War, Ethics, and Justification

Subfield: Philosophy

Field: Arts and Humanities

Domain: Social Sciences

SDG: Peace, justice, and strong institutions

Open Access status: green

OpenAlex ID: W1586452403

FWCI: 4.326

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Cited by: 22

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