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Debating war: why arguments opposing American wars and interventions fail, by David J. Lorenzo

Debating war: why arguments opposing American wars and interventions fail, by David J. Lorenzo ARGUMENTATION AND ADVOCACY, 2017 VOL. 53, NO. 1, 77–82 BOOK REVIEWS Debating war: why arguments opposing American wars and interventions fail, by David J. Lorenzo, New York, Routledge, 2015, 233 pp., $41.87 (paperback), ISBN 978-1138926899 From the Revolutionary War to Vietnam to conflicts in Iraq and Afghanistan, American poli- ticians and ordinary citizens alike have argued, often unsuccessfully, against American mili- tary interventions. David J. Lorenzo’s book surveys the tactics of many of these anti-war advocates, providing not only an examination of the arguments employed but also generates constructive normative guidelines for advocates to consider how to fashion more successful tactics in the future. Lorenzo’s work is divided into eight chapters, six featuring case studies of anti-war arguments. In the first chapter, Lorenzo argues that understanding why oppositional arguments to war have generally failed is essential to understanding policy-making in general with regard to war. He writes, “In particular, understanding oppositional arguments sheds light on why policy-makers often do not accept them” (p. 3). He also argues for the use of an international relations perspective stating, “Understandings of international relations… hold that the distribution of power in the international system is the real cause of events and actions on http://www.deepdyve.com/assets/images/DeepDyve-Logo-lg.png Argumentation and Advocacy Taylor & Francis

Debating war: why arguments opposing American wars and interventions fail, by David J. Lorenzo

Benham, Jessica L.
Argumentation and Advocacy , Volume 53 (1): 4 – Jan 2, 2017
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Debating war: why arguments opposing American wars and interventions fail, by David J. Lorenzo

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ARGUMENTATION AND ADVOCACY, 2017 VOL. 53, NO. 1, 77–82 BOOK REVIEWS Debating war: why arguments opposing American wars and interventions fail, by David J. Lorenzo, New York, Routledge, 2015, 233 pp., $41.87 (paperback), ISBN 978-1138926899 From the Revolutionary War to Vietnam to conflicts in Iraq and Afghanistan, American poli- ticians and ordinary citizens alike have argued, often unsuccessfully, against American mili- tary interventions. David J. Lorenzo’s book surveys...
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Taylor & Francis
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© 2017 Jessica L. Benham
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2576-8476
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1051-1431
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10.1080/00028533.2016.1272900
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ARGUMENTATION AND ADVOCACY, 2017 VOL. 53, NO. 1, 77–82 BOOK REVIEWS Debating war: why arguments opposing American wars and interventions fail, by David J. Lorenzo, New York, Routledge, 2015, 233 pp., $41.87 (paperback), ISBN 978-1138926899 From the Revolutionary War to Vietnam to conflicts in Iraq and Afghanistan, American poli- ticians and ordinary citizens alike have argued, often unsuccessfully, against American mili- tary interventions. David J. Lorenzo’s book surveys the tactics of many of these anti-war advocates, providing not only an examination of the arguments employed but also generates constructive normative guidelines for advocates to consider how to fashion more successful tactics in the future. Lorenzo’s work is divided into eight chapters, six featuring case studies of anti-war arguments. In the first chapter, Lorenzo argues that understanding why oppositional arguments to war have generally failed is essential to understanding policy-making in general with regard to war. He writes, “In particular, understanding oppositional arguments sheds light on why policy-makers often do not accept them” (p. 3). He also argues for the use of an international relations perspective stating, “Understandings of international relations… hold that the distribution of power in the international system is the real cause of events and actions on

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