Week 4 Flashcards
(19 cards)
The essence of The Obama Doctrine according to David Rohde has been a dramatic expansion of the executive branch’s ability to _______.
Withstand high-tech clandestine war.
According to David Rohde (The Obama Doctrine), Illinois state senator Obama opposed Bush’s impending invasion of Iraq, but not all conflicts. He didn’t oppose all wars, only _________ wars.
Dumb.
In President Obama’s speech to the UN he noted that the two nations supporting Syria’s leader and the status quo included ______.
Russia and Iran.
Most wars have historically been fought over_____.
Scarcity.
An example of a communal war is _____.
The Somali Civil War.
What has NOT been decreasing over the recent years?
The value of life.
There were over a million fatalities in north and south Vietnam, resulting from conflict between the US and North Vietnam, but a large number of fatalities were also from a ______.
Civil war within Vietnam.
An interstate war mentioned by professor Maoz in his lecture on “Is war declining” was ______.
Britain-Argentina.
Encyclopedias are considered _______________literature.
Secondary.
Measure of the frequency with which the average article in a journal has been cited in a particular year or period is known as ______.
Impact Factor (IF).
In his article “American in Recline” John Arquilla believes that the Powell Doctrine of “overwhelming force” should be ______.
Replaced by more precision-oriented units.
In his speech to the UN President Obama spend much of the last five minutes discussing issues surrounding _____.
Genocide.
A modern communal war is a result of _____.
Resources from the state.
The 9/11 Commission Report is an example of the ________________ literature.
Gray.
After criticizing the Bush administration for keeping the details of its surveillance, interrogation, and detention practices secret, Obama _______.
Is doing the same thing.
War is a norm that is becoming obsolete, Zeev Maoz compares this to _____.
Slavery and dueling.
Nuclear war has become a big deterrent when it comes to thinking about massive wars.
True
An example given by Prof. Maoz of and extra-systemic war was _______________.
Boer war.
According to John Arquilla in his article America in Recline, “leaning back” in essence means _____.
Bringing most of the large conventional forces home.
