SOLVED. Just War and Obama's Nobel Acceptance Speech [s]

[Phillip]

Hello. I read a book a few years ago by a scholar that analyzed Obama's Nobel Peace Prize acceptance speech from a rhetorical perspective as it relates to Just War Theory. In the book the author makes several points/observations:
- America truly is the world's policeman because no other country has the military might/political dictates to intervene into other countries as frequently as we can/do.
- Discusses torture and why it can be so unnerving. He mentions Elaine Scarry and her work on torture. He also mentions Dick Cheney's 1% theory, which, if I remember correctly, says that if there's a 1% chance a terrorist attack could happen, anything is justified to prevent it, namely torture.
- The book breaks down Obama's acceptance speech point by point and really analyzes it from Jus ad Bellum to other concept of Just War, and notes the peculiarity of a war-time president receiving a peace award.
- This author is very likely a scholar!

[Kris]

The Violence of Peace: America's Wars in the Age of Obama by Stephen L. Carter?

[Phillip]

That was brilliant! How did you do that?

[Lobstergirl, au gratin]

Kris is an ace searcher. I searched for this yesterday and didn't find it.

[Kris]

Thanks Lobstergirl. Google is my friend. :) I got lucky with the search:

site:goodreads.com obama "nobel peace prize" speech

[Phillip]

Well, thanks to both of you! !