Weighing Iraq on Morgenthau’s Scale

Meyer discusses political theorist Hans Morgenthau (1904-1980) on his view of the policies that led American forces into Iraq. Pres George W. Bush and his associates have managed to flout or failed to take adequate account of all nine rules. As set forth by the late Michelson Distinguished Professor...

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Published in:World policy journal 2003-09, Vol.20 (3), p.89-92
Main Author: Meyer, Karl E.
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Coda
Current affairs
Diplomacy
Foreign policy
General Interest
Heroes
International
International cooperation
International Relations
Iraq
Military doctrines
Morgenthau, Hans J
Morgenthau, Henry Jr
National interests
Philosophers
Political science
Political theory
Politics
Public Policy
Strauss, Leo
United States
War
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Summary:Meyer discusses political theorist Hans Morgenthau (1904-1980) on his view of the policies that led American forces into Iraq. Pres George W. Bush and his associates have managed to flout or failed to take adequate account of all nine rules. As set forth by the late Michelson Distinguished Professor of Political Science at the University of Chicago, several maxims viewed by Morgenthau are detailed.
ISSN:0740-2775
1936-0924
DOI:10.1215/07402775-2003-4011