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Article: War by Other Means: An Insider's Account of the War on Terror.(Book review)
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- Military Review
- Article date:
- May 1, 2007
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WAR BY OTHER MEANS: An Insider's Account of the War on Terror, John Yoo, Atlantic Monthly Press, New York, 2006, 292 pages, $24.00.
At first glance, John Yoo's War by Other Means looks like an extension of the ongoing, seemingly academic debate on the legal application of the term "war" to current operations against Al-Qaeda's global terror network. Yoo's background as a legal counsel for the Department of Justice and his initial focus on the president's legal authority as the commander-in-chief appear to doom his book to an indifferent reception among military professionals. However, once Yoo begins his lengthy analysis of wartime decisions, the military ...