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What is War?How do we define war?
"War on Drugs”Uprising of Palestinians in Gaza and the West Bank
The bombing of the Federal Building in Oklahoma City 1995U.S. invasion of Panama in 1990
Drug wars in Columbia and Mexico"War on Poverty"
Attack on World Trade Center and the Pentagon, 2001Vietnam War
Urban street violenceTrade wars over tariffs and open markets
L.A. riots in 1992Assassination of terrorist leaders
The invasion of Iraq in 1991 Terrorist bombing of Pam Am Flight 103 over Scotland
Protests in Tiananmen Square in China in 1989Revolutions of 1989 (end of communism)
The Cold WarAssassination of a state leader
Armed conflict in Bosnia-Herzegovina, Albania, MacedoniaPolitical chaos in Somalia
The conflict among Hutu and Tutsi in RwandaIsraeli bombing of nuclear facilities in Iraq in 1988
Protests against the policies and practices of global capitalismApartheid policies in South Africa
“War on Terrorism”
So, how would you define war?
“A state of armed conflict between different nations or
states or different groups within a nation or state.”
Source: Google Definitions
• Nation: Thinks of themselves as a people with shared culture, customs, language, history, etc.
• State: Machinery of government that organizes life in a given territory.
• Nation-State: New phenomenon, European a nation that wants its own state.
“a state of usually open and declared armed hostile conflict
between states or nations”
Source: Merriam-Webster
“actual, intentional and widespread armed conflict
between political communities*… not fisticuffs, gang fights, or feuds like the Hatfields and the McCoys”
Source: Orend, Brian. "War." Stanford University. Stanford University, 04 Feb. 2000. Web. 03 Sept. 2013.
* States or intend to become states
“War is a violent way for determining who gets to say what
goes on in a given territory… examples: who gets power, who gets wealth and resources, whose ideals prevail, who is a member and who isn’t, which laws get made, what is taught in school, where the borders
are, what taxes are levied, etc.”Source: Orend, Brian. "War." Stanford
University. Stanford University, 04 Feb. 2000. Web. 03 Sept. 2013.
“war is the continuation of policy
by other means”Source: Carl von Clausewitz, On War
“an act of violence intended to compel our
opponent to fulfill our will”Source: Carl von Clausewitz, On War
“War-making by one state or insurgent group against another state of
insurgent group”Source: Andreski, Origins of War
The use of armed force by a state against the sovereignty, territorial
integrity, or political independence of another state including:
- Invasion or attack by armed forces-Or use of any other weapons- Blockade of ports or coasts
- Attack on air forces or naval fleets
Source: The United Nations
Violent conflict between organized
groupsSource: Glossup, Confronting War
The conditions which permit two or more hostile groups to carry
on a conflict by armed force.
Source: Wright, A Study of War
A struggle for control of government within a governed
societySource: United Nations
A clash between major interests that is resolved by bloodshed.
Source: Carl von Clausewitz, On War
Low intensity
Limited War
Regional War
Civil War
Self-determination
Total War
How will you define war?
O Is war always wrong?
O Might there be a situation where war is justified, or even smart?
O Will war always exist or will it eventually disappear?
Why do countries fight?
Why Countries FightO Noble Cause: the idea that the United States fights
only for good causes, such as defending our territory, protecting freedoms, and helping oppressed people.
O Military Threat: this is the idea that we fight only when threatened or attacked by others, such as when Japan attacked Pearl Harbor on December 7, 1941.
O Economic Threat: this concept holds that the US fights when we see a threat to our economy, such as when a trade route is under attack by pirates or when we have a need for raw materials such as oil to keep our economy humming.
5 Key Factors
O President’s view of the conflict
O Views of members of Congress
O Events that involve Americans
O America interests in the conflict
O Public Opinion