Dominican University of California
Making the Case for War: The War Rhetoric of Presidents George H. W. Bush, William J. Clinton, and George W. Bush
Abstract
dc:description.abstract<p>Throughout the history of the United States, presidents have used various methods to convince the public to support military action. An examination of three distinct examples (Panama 1989, Kosovo 1999 and Afghanistan 2001) and the presidents that ordered them (George H.W. Bush, Bill Clinton and George W. Bush) shows a clear pattern of “war propaganda” in their speeches. By evoking the “Just War Theory” and the concept of the “Rogue State”, each president made a moral justification for military intervention. An examination of the situation in each country before, during, and after the military action shows that while the presidential rhetoric was the same, the connection between the rhetoric and the facts varied and shouldn’t automatically be trusted.</p>
Degree
thesis:*- Name thesis:degree_name
- Master of Arts
- Level thesis:degree_level
- Master's Thesis
- Discipline thesis:degree_discipline
- Humanities
- Year
- 2009
Author and committee
dc:creator, dc:contributor.*- Author dc:creator
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- Moore, Russell
- Contributors dc:contributor
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- Martin Anderson, JD, PhD
- Christian Dean, PhD
Subjects
dc:subject × 2Identifiers
dc:identifier.*- Repository record dc:identifier
- https://scholar.dominican.edu/humanities-print-theses/272
- OAI identifier oai:identifier
- oai:scholar.dominican.edu:humanities-print-theses-1271