TY - JOUR
T1 - Operation Iraqi Freedom
T2 - Prudence and the ‘great power responsibility’ to deliberate
AU - Aslam, M W
PY - 2010/12
Y1 - 2010/12
N2 - This article conducts a normative assessment of Operation Iraqi Freedom to enquire whether it could be described as a responsible action. It relies on the theoretical framework provided by the English School of International Relations to highlight yardsticks of a responsible action, besides international law, and states that one of them is prudence. This normative criterion is then used to examine Operation Iraqi Freedom. The conclusion states that according to the normative criterion, clarified in this article, the Bush administration’s decision‐making process in the run‐up to the war could not be termed as prudent and responsible.
AB - This article conducts a normative assessment of Operation Iraqi Freedom to enquire whether it could be described as a responsible action. It relies on the theoretical framework provided by the English School of International Relations to highlight yardsticks of a responsible action, besides international law, and states that one of them is prudence. This normative criterion is then used to examine Operation Iraqi Freedom. The conclusion states that according to the normative criterion, clarified in this article, the Bush administration’s decision‐making process in the run‐up to the war could not be termed as prudent and responsible.
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UR - http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/17540291.2010.525831
U2 - 10.1080/17540291.2010.525831
DO - 10.1080/17540291.2010.525831
M3 - Article
SN - 2158-379X
VL - 3
SP - 427
EP - 444
JO - Journal of Power
JF - Journal of Power
IS - 3
ER -