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Why We Fight: Moral Clarity and the War on Terrorism
National morals arbiter Bennett takes America's reaction to the Sept. 11 terrorist attacks and uses it as a platform to discuss a half dozen of the major social and political issues including the role of pacifism, patriotism, "Islamophobia" and support for Israel. Updated with a new chapter on potential military action against Iraq.
Paperback, 201 pages
Published
January 31st 2003
by Regnery Publishing
(first published April 2002)
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Excellent statement of the reasons for and against war. Only Judge Bork writes a better argument--but Bennett is an easier read. Very good book. Short, handy--a great reference when everyone around you is talking incoherently about "peace," and the President is unable to articulate an intelligent reason for battle. This shimmering defense of America and its military hit the shelves weeks after 9/11. Remarkably well done.
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Great book...but at times it was over my head. I think of myself as a fairly intelligent person (college graduate, Naval Officer) and yet I had to reread sentences over and over until it sunk it. Still a great insight; I have been able to see some of what he talked about first hand.
I know why I fight, and usually it comes down to the person fighting next to me.
I know why I fight, and usually it comes down to the person fighting next to me.
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that pacifism is like communism... its a great idea... but it does not work.
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A great book as well. Not just becasue it deals with 9/11 but is still applicable today. You may not agree wit the war in Iraq aznd may be tired of it, but this book may help change your heart and mind. It clearly shows why we must continue to at least maintain some militaty presence in the Middle East. The terrorsts are NOT going to stop. We must see the moral issues behind all of this. Take the Bennett challenge.
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William J. "Bill" Bennett is a politician and author who served in the Ronald Reagan and George H. W. Bush administrations, as chief of National Endowment for the Humanities and later Secretary of Education under Reagan, and Drug Czar under Bush. He is a nationally well-known figure of political and social conservatism and authored many books on politics, ethics, and international relati...more
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