The Resource The road to war : presidential commitments honored and betrayed, Marvin Kalb
The road to war : presidential commitments honored and betrayed, Marvin Kalb
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- Summary
- Not since Pearl Harbor has an American president gone to Congress to request a declaration of war. Nevertheless, since then, one president after another, from Truman to Obama, has ordered American troops into wars all over the world. From Korea to Vietnam, Panama to Grenada, Lebanon to Bosnia, Afghanistan to Iraq --why have presidents sidestepped declarations of war? Marvin Kalb, former chief diplomatic correspondent for CBS and NBC News, explores this key question in his thirteenth book about the presidency and U.S. foreign policy. Instead of a declaration of war, presidents have justified their war-making powers by citing "commitments," private and public, made by former presidents. Many of these commitments have been honored, but some betrayed. Surprisingly, given the tight U.S.-Israeli relationship, Israeli leaders feel that at times they have been betrayed by American presidents. Is it time for a negotiated defense treaty between the United States and Israel as a way of substituting for a string of secret presidential commitments? From Israel to Vietnam, presidential commitments have proven to be tricky and dangerous. For example, one president after another committed the United States to the defense of South Vietnam, often without explanation. Over the years, these commitments mushroomed into national policy, leading to a war costing 58,000 American lives. Few in Congress or the media chose to question the war's provenance or legitimacy, until it was too late. No president saw the need for a declaration of war, considering one to be old-fashioned. The word of a president can morph into a national commitment. It can become the functional equivalent of a declaration of war. Therefore, whenever a president "commits" the United States to a policy or course of action with, or increasingly without, congressional approval, watch out --the White House may be setting the nation on a road toward war
- Language
- eng
- Extent
- 1 online resource
- Contents
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- Truman's war in Korea
- The hatching of an American "commitment"
- Eisenhower: "My God, we must not lose Asia!"
- Kennedy: the coup that failed
- Johnson: "Let us continue"
- Nixon: "There is no way to win this war"
- One way or the other: getting out, finally
- "Honorable exit" or "decent interval"
- The Israel model: unprecedented and unpredictable
- Where are they now?
- Isbn
- 9780815724438
- Label
- The road to war : presidential commitments honored and betrayed
- Title
- The road to war
- Title remainder
- presidential commitments honored and betrayed
- Statement of responsibility
- Marvin Kalb
- Subject
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- Electronic books
- Electronic books
- HISTORY -- Military -- United States
- History
- Israel
- Israel -- Military relations -- United States
- Korea (South)
- Korea (South) -- Military relations -- United States
- Military policy
- Military relations
- POLITICAL SCIENCE -- Security (National & International)
- Political leadership
- Presidents
- Presidents -- United States -- History -- 20th century
- United States
- United States -- Military policy | History -- 20th century
- United States -- Military relations -- Israel
- United States -- Military relations -- Korea (South)
- United States -- Military relations -- Vietnam (Republic)
- Vietnam (Republic)
- Vietnam (Republic) -- Military relations -- United States
- Political leadership -- United States -- History -- 20th century
- 1900-1999
- Language
- eng
- Summary
- Not since Pearl Harbor has an American president gone to Congress to request a declaration of war. Nevertheless, since then, one president after another, from Truman to Obama, has ordered American troops into wars all over the world. From Korea to Vietnam, Panama to Grenada, Lebanon to Bosnia, Afghanistan to Iraq --why have presidents sidestepped declarations of war? Marvin Kalb, former chief diplomatic correspondent for CBS and NBC News, explores this key question in his thirteenth book about the presidency and U.S. foreign policy. Instead of a declaration of war, presidents have justified their war-making powers by citing "commitments," private and public, made by former presidents. Many of these commitments have been honored, but some betrayed. Surprisingly, given the tight U.S.-Israeli relationship, Israeli leaders feel that at times they have been betrayed by American presidents. Is it time for a negotiated defense treaty between the United States and Israel as a way of substituting for a string of secret presidential commitments? From Israel to Vietnam, presidential commitments have proven to be tricky and dangerous. For example, one president after another committed the United States to the defense of South Vietnam, often without explanation. Over the years, these commitments mushroomed into national policy, leading to a war costing 58,000 American lives. Few in Congress or the media chose to question the war's provenance or legitimacy, until it was too late. No president saw the need for a declaration of war, considering one to be old-fashioned. The word of a president can morph into a national commitment. It can become the functional equivalent of a declaration of war. Therefore, whenever a president "commits" the United States to a policy or course of action with, or increasingly without, congressional approval, watch out --the White House may be setting the nation on a road toward war
- Cataloging source
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- http://library.link/vocab/creatorName
- Kalb, Marvin L
- Dewey number
- 355.00973/0904
- Index
- index present
- LC call number
- E840.4
- LC item number
- .K36 2013eb
- Literary form
- non fiction
- Nature of contents
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- dictionaries
- bibliography
- http://library.link/vocab/subjectName
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- United States
- United States
- Korea (South)
- United States
- Vietnam (Republic)
- United States
- Israel
- Presidents
- Political leadership
- HISTORY
- POLITICAL SCIENCE
- Military policy
- Military relations
- Political leadership
- Presidents
- Israel
- Korea (South)
- United States
- Vietnam (Republic)
- Label
- The road to war : presidential commitments honored and betrayed, Marvin Kalb
- Antecedent source
- unknown
- Bibliography note
- Includes bibliographical references and index
- Carrier category
- online resource
- Carrier category code
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- cr
- Carrier MARC source
- rdacarrier
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- multicolored
- Content category
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- txt
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- Contents
- Truman's war in Korea -- The hatching of an American "commitment" -- Eisenhower: "My God, we must not lose Asia!" -- Kennedy: the coup that failed -- Johnson: "Let us continue" -- Nixon: "There is no way to win this war" -- One way or the other: getting out, finally -- "Honorable exit" or "decent interval" -- The Israel model: unprecedented and unpredictable -- Where are they now?
- Control code
- 844939266
- Dimensions
- unknown
- Extent
- 1 online resource
- File format
- unknown
- Form of item
- online
- Isbn
- 9780815724438
- Level of compression
- unknown
- Media category
- computer
- Media MARC source
- rdamedia
- Media type code
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- c
- http://library.link/vocab/ext/overdrive/overdriveId
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- 486996
- 22573/ctt4cfk1z
- 5c61a37e-99e2-4def-98c4-6f151249d9b5
- Quality assurance targets
- not applicable
- Reformatting quality
- unknown
- Sound
- unknown sound
- Specific material designation
- remote
- System control number
- (OCoLC)844939266
- Label
- The road to war : presidential commitments honored and betrayed, Marvin Kalb
- Antecedent source
- unknown
- Bibliography note
- Includes bibliographical references and index
- Carrier category
- online resource
- Carrier category code
-
- cr
- Carrier MARC source
- rdacarrier
- Color
- multicolored
- Content category
- text
- Content type code
-
- txt
- Content type MARC source
- rdacontent
- Contents
- Truman's war in Korea -- The hatching of an American "commitment" -- Eisenhower: "My God, we must not lose Asia!" -- Kennedy: the coup that failed -- Johnson: "Let us continue" -- Nixon: "There is no way to win this war" -- One way or the other: getting out, finally -- "Honorable exit" or "decent interval" -- The Israel model: unprecedented and unpredictable -- Where are they now?
- Control code
- 844939266
- Dimensions
- unknown
- Extent
- 1 online resource
- File format
- unknown
- Form of item
- online
- Isbn
- 9780815724438
- Level of compression
- unknown
- Media category
- computer
- Media MARC source
- rdamedia
- Media type code
-
- c
- http://library.link/vocab/ext/overdrive/overdriveId
-
- 486996
- 22573/ctt4cfk1z
- 5c61a37e-99e2-4def-98c4-6f151249d9b5
- Quality assurance targets
- not applicable
- Reformatting quality
- unknown
- Sound
- unknown sound
- Specific material designation
- remote
- System control number
- (OCoLC)844939266
Subject
- Electronic books
- Electronic books
- HISTORY -- Military -- United States
- History
- Israel
- Israel -- Military relations -- United States
- Korea (South)
- Korea (South) -- Military relations -- United States
- Military policy
- Military relations
- POLITICAL SCIENCE -- Security (National & International)
- Political leadership
- Presidents
- Presidents -- United States -- History -- 20th century
- United States
- United States -- Military policy | History -- 20th century
- United States -- Military relations -- Israel
- United States -- Military relations -- Korea (South)
- United States -- Military relations -- Vietnam (Republic)
- Vietnam (Republic)
- Vietnam (Republic) -- Military relations -- United States
- Political leadership -- United States -- History -- 20th century
- 1900-1999
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