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v, 33 pages : illustrations ; 23 cm |
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"Published in cooperation with the Center for the Professional Military Ethic to enhance discussion of military professionalism within the Army and sister services"--Page iv. |
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Not distributed to depository libraries in a physical form. |
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"September 2000." |
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Available via Internet from the SSI web site (PDF version only). Address as of 5/1/01: http://carlisle-www.army.mil/usassi/ssipubs/pubs2000/justwar/justwar.pdf; current access is available via PURL. |
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Includes bibliographical references. |
| Summary |
Major Tony Pfaff, a former Assistant Professor of Philosophy at the United States Military Academy, addresses an important source of much of the confusion that currently surrounds many of the Operations Other Than War (OOTW) that the military finds itself participating in with increasing frequency. The author points out that, though the source of this confusion is primarily ethical, it has important operational implications as well. In the Just War Tradition, as well as the Law of War, there has always been a tension between winning and fighting well, and the peacekeeping environment does not change this. Commonly, the resolution of this tension is expressed in the maxim: always use the least amount of force necessary to achieve the military objective. This maxim applies, regardless of what environment one is in. The author's contention is, however, that the understanding of necessary is radically different in the peacekeeping environment than it is in more conventional operations. Failure to understand this results in a great deal of confusion as soldiers try to apply an ethic designed for dealing with enemies in environments where there are none. |
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Use copy Restrictions unspecified star MiAaHDL |
| Reproduction |
Electronic reproduction. [S.l.] : HathiTrust Digital Library, 2011. MiAaHDL |
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Master and use copy. Digital master created according to Benchmark for Faithful Digital Reproductions of Monographs and Serials, Version 1. Digital Library Federation, December 2002. http://purl.oclc.org/DLF/benchrepro0212 MiAaHDL |
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| Subject |
Peacekeeping forces.
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Armed Forces -- Operations other than war -- Moral and ethical aspects.
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Just war doctrine.
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Military ethics.
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Army War College (U.S.). Strategic Studies Institute.
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United States Military Academy. Center for the Professional Military Ethic.
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Online version: Pfaff, Tony. Peacekeeping and the just war tradition. Carlisle, PA : Strategic Studies Institute, U.S. Army War College : May be obtained from the Publications and Production Office, [2000] (OCoLC)988770792 |
| ISBN |
1584870346 |
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9781584870340 |
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AU@ 000025066911 |
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AU@ 000040892491 |
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NLGGC 212764489 |
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NZ1 12519172 |
| Gpo Item No. |
0307-A-08 (online) |
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D 101.146:2001011831 |
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