War - Opposing Viewpoints
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'''''War: Opposing Viewpoints''''' is a book, in the [[Opposing Viewpoints Series]], presenting selections of contrasting viewpoints on four central questions about [[war]]: what causes war; when war is justified; how war should be conducted; and, how war can be prevented? It was edited by [[Louise I. Gerdes]].
It was published by [[Greenhaven Press]] ([[Farmington Hills]]) in [[2005]] as a 239-page hardcover (ISBN 0-7377-2591-5) and paperback (ISBN 0-7377-2592-3).
==Contents==
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| Why Consider Opposing Viewpoints?
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| Introduction
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| rowspan=8 | '''Chapter 1: What Causes War?'''
| 1. Religious Conflicts Cause War
| [[Daniel C. Tosteson]]
| Reprint of "[http://www.findarticles.com/p/articles/mi_qa3671/is_200307/ai_n9299417 Unhealthy beliefs: Religion and the Plague of War]," ''[[Dædalus]]'', Summer 2003.
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|| 2. Religious Conflicts Do Not Cause War
| [[Vincent Carroll]]
| Reprint of "[http://www.nationalreview.com/comment/comment-carroll092601.shtml It's Not About Religion]," ''[[National Review]]'', [[September 26]] [[2001]].
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|| 3. Globalization Promotes War
| [[Steven Staples]]
| Reprint of "[http://www.thirdworldtraveler.com/Globalization/Globalization_Militarism.html The Relationship Between Globalization and Militarism]," ''[[Social Justice magazine|Social Justice]]'', Vol. 27, winter 2000.
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|| 4. Globalization Does Not Promote War
| [[Daniel T. Griswold]]
| Reprint of "[http://www.cato.org/research/articles/griswold-040215.html The Best Way to Grow Future Democracies]," ''[[The Philadelphia Inquirer]]'', [[February 15]] [[2004]].
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|| 5. Capitalism Leads to War
| [[Green Party of Great Britain]]
| From "War or Peace: A Stark Choice for the Direction of the Global Economy," ''[[Green Party Budget Briefing]]'', 2004.
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|| 6. Capitalism Does Not Lead to War
| [[Andrew Bernstein]]
| Reprint of "[http://64.233.179.104/search?q=cache:XL019PAkVHIJ:vietpage.com/archive_news/politics/2003/Apr/5/0076.html+%22Of+War+and+Peace%22+%22Andrew+Bernstein%22&hl=en Of War and Peace: Does the Nobel Panel Understand the Cause of War?]," ''[[Washington Times]]'', [[October 16]] [[2002]].
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|| 7. Pacifism Escalates War
| [[Alex Epstein]]
| Reprint of a "[http://www.aynrand.org/site/News2?JServSessionIdr012=urf6m2zpd5.app5a&page=NewsArticle&id=7458 Peacenik Warmongers]," the [[Ayn Rand Institute]], [[December 9]] [[2002]].
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|| 8. Warlike Societies Perpetuate War
| [[Barbara Ehrenreich]]
| Reprint of "[http://www.progressive.org/node/1263 The Roots of War]," ''[[The Progressive]]'', April 2003.
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| rowspan=6 | '''Chapter 2: When Is War Justified?'''
| 1. War Is Sometimes Justified to Maintain Peace and Promote Freedom
| [[George Weigel]]
| From "[http://www.commentarymagazine.com/Summaries/V116I1P52-1.htm The Morality of War]," ''[[Commentary (magazine)|Commentary]]'', Vol. 116, July/August 2003.
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|| 2. War Does Not Maintain Peace or Promote Freedom
| [[Wendell Berry]]
| Reprint of "[http://www.commondreams.org/views01/1207-01.htm The Failure of War]," ''[[YES! Magazine]]'', Winter 2001/2002.
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|| 3. Preemptive War Is Sometimes Justified
| [[Michael J. Glennon]]
| Reprint of "[http://www.weeklystandard.com/Content/Public/Articles/000/000/000/810hjeup.asp Preempting Terrorism: The Case for Anticipatory Self-defense]," ''[[Weekly Standard]]'', Volume 7, Issue 19, [[January 28]] [[2002]].
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|| 4. Preemptive War Cannot Be Justified
| [[Charles W. Kegley Jr.]] and [[Gregory A. Raymond]]
| Reprint of "[http://www.findarticles.com/p/articles/mi_m1272/is_2696_131/ai_101497540 Preemptive War: A Prelude to Global Peril?]," ''[[USA Today Magazine]]'', May, 2003.
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|| 5. The War on Terror Is Justified
| [[Institute for American Values]]
| Excerpt from "[http://www.americanvalues.org/html/wwff.html What Were Fighting For: A Letter From America]," February 2002.
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|| 6. The War on Terror is Not Justified
| [[Tim Wise]]
| Reprint of "[http://www.zmag.org/wisenaive.htm Who's Being Naïve? War-Time Realism Through the Looking Glass]" in ''[[Z Magazine]]'', [[October 28]] [[2001]].
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| rowspan=8 | '''Chapter 3: How Should War Be Conducted?'''
| 1. Detainees in the War on Terror Should Be Treated as Prisoners of War
| [[Bruce Shapiro]]
| Reprint of "[http://ssl.thenation.com/doc/20020225/shapiro POWs in Legal Limbo]", ''[[The Nation (U.S. periodical)|The Nation]]'', [[February 25]] [[2002]].
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|| 2. Detainees in the War on Terror Should Not Be Treated as Prisoners of War
| [[Ronald D. Rotunda]]
| Reprint of "[http://www.nationalreview.com/comment/comment-rotunda012902.shtml No POWs]," ''[[National Review]]'', [[January 29]] [[2002]].
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|| 3. Civilians Should Not Be Targeted to Spare Combatants
| [[Brain Carnell]]
| Reprint of "[http://brian.carnell.com/archives/years/2002/04/000061.html Is It Okay to Intentionally Kill Civilians?]," [[April 29]] [[2002]].
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|| 4. Civilians Should Sometimes Be Targeted to Spare Combatants
| [[Onkar Ghate]]
| Reprint of "[http://www.aynrand.org/site/News2?page=NewsArticle&id=6418 Innocents in War?]," [[Ayn Rand Institute]], [[January 9]] [[2002]].
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|| 5. The United States Should Uphold Strict International Laws of War
| [[Michael Byers]]
| Reprint of "[http://www.lrb.co.uk/v25/n04/byer01_.html The Laws of War, US-Style]," ''[[London Review of Books]]'', Vol. 25, [[20 February]] [[2003]].
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|| 6. The United States Should Reject Strict International Laws of War
| [[David B. Rivkin]] and [[Lee A. Casey]]
| Reprint of "[http://www.findarticles.com/p/articles/mi_m2751/is_73/ai_109220701 Leashing the Dogs of War]," ''[[The National Interest]]'', Fall 2003.
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|| 7. The United States Should Join the International Criminal Court to Pursue War Crimes
| [[Jonathan F. Fanton]]
| Reprint of "[http://www.hrw.org/editorials/2002/icc0412.htm U.S. the Loser by Opposing World Court]," ''[[Chicago Tribune]]'', [[April 12]] [[2002]].
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|| 8. The United States Should Not Join the International Criminal Court to Pursue War Crimes
| [[Ruth Wedgwood]]
| From "The International Criminal Court: Reviewing the Case—Ruth Wedgwood Defends U.S. Skepticism," ''[[Berlin Journal]]'', Fall 2002.
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| rowspan=6 | '''Chapter 4: How Can War Be Prevented?'''
| 1. War Can Be Prevented
| [[Dane Spencer]]
| Reprint of "[http://www.wagingpeace.org/articles/2002/05/00_spencer_myth-peace.htm The Myth of Peace]," [[Nuclear Age Peace Foundation]], [[6 May]] [[2002]].
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|| 2. War Cannot Be Prevented
| [[Victor David Hanson]]
| Reprint of "[http://www.victorhanson.com/articles/hanson050602.html War Will Be War; No Matter the Era, No Matter the Weapons, the Same Old Hell]," ''[[National Review]]'', vol. 54, [[May 6]] [[2002]].
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|| 3. Fostering Democracy Worldwide Will Prevent War
| [[R.J. Rummel]]
| Excerpt from ''[[Saving Lives, Enriching Life]]: Freedom as a Right And a Moral Good'' [http://www.hawaii.edu/powerkills/NOTE15.HTM], [[January 17]] [[2001]].
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|| 4. Peaceful Intervention Can Prevent War
| [[Friends Committee on National Legislation]]
| Excerpt from "[http://www.fcnl.org/ppdc/ Peaceful Prevention of Deadly Conflict]."
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|| 5. Promoting Individual Liberty and Free Trade Will Avoid War
| [[Richard M. Ebeling]]
| Reprint of "[http://www.mises.org/story/915 Can Free Trade Really Prevent War?]," delivered as part of a panel devoted to "The Warfare State," during the [[Ludwig von Mises Institute]]'s Austrian Scholars Conference 8, [[March 15]]-16, 2002 in [[Auburn, Alabama]].
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|| 6. Letting Wars Run Their Course Leads to Lasting Peace
| [[Edward N. Luttwak]]
| From "[http://www.foreignaffairs.org/19990701faessay990/edward-n-luttwak/give-war-a-chance.html Give War a Chance]," ''[[Foreign Affairs]]'', vol. 78, July/August 1999.
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| For Further Discussion
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| Organizations to Contact
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| Bibliography of Books
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| Index
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[[Category:2005 books]]
[[Category:Books in the Opposing Viewpoints series]]
[[Category:Anti-war books]]
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