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Building F-22s now does nothing to ensure that the US’ main warmaking tool, its economy, remains in peak condition.
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If Mr. Kerrey is sincere about wanting the country to have a conversation about the ethics of warmaking, that isn't the way to go about it.
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In fact, declaring war is only one of several "warmaking" powers granted to the federal government.
'Presidential Wars': An Exchange Casey, Lee A. 1991
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The Founding Generation itself disagreed about the nature and extent of the President's foreign affairs, and particularly his "warmaking," authority — most notably in the Pacificus/Helvidius debates of Hamilton and Madison.
'Presidential Wars': An Exchange Casey, Lee A. 1991
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Their declaration that Obama has abandoned the war against al Qaeda is particularly galling, because what he has done is refocus our warmaking – conventional and unconventional – on al Qaeda, instead of Iraq and a broader West vs. Islam culture war. joe from Lowell Says:
Matthew Yglesias » What Business is The Washington Post In? 2010
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When the only alternative to working (poorly) against poverty is working (poorly) on putting immigrants and drug-users in jail, working (poorly) on empire building and warmaking, and with the current crop of GOP candidates working rather effectively to gut the constitution and founding principles of this republic, I choose the former.
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Can we not agree that inflicting "heavy pain" on a civilian population is not a legitimate aspect of warmaking?
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“Capturing and gaining intelligence is a key part of warmaking.”
The Volokh Conspiracy » Andrew McCarthy Sticks to His Guns (And He May Be Pointing Them at You Next) 2010
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The brilliance displayed by Schwarzkopf and his warriors heralded “the apotheosis of warmaking as a brilliant American craft.”
Between War and Peace Col. Matthew Moten 2011
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The brilliance displayed by Schwarzkopf and his warriors heralded “the apotheosis of warmaking as a brilliant American craft.”
Between War and Peace Col. Matthew Moten 2011
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