Rules of Disengagement / / Kathleen Gilberd, Marjorie Cohn.

• Superior document: Title is part of eBook package: De Gruyter New York University Press Backlist eBook-Package 2000-2013
• VerfasserIn: Cohn, Marjorie,; Gilberd, Kathleen,
• Place / Publishing House: New York, NY : : New York University Press, , [2009]; ©2009
• Year of Publication: 2009
• Language: English
• Physical Description: 1 online resource

Rules of Disengagement examines the reasons men and women in the military have disobeyed orders and resisted the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan. It takes readers into the courtroom where sailors, soldiers, and Marines have argued that these wars are illegal under international law and unconstitutional under U.S. law. Through the voices of active duty service members and veterans, it explores the growing conviction among our troops that the wars are wrong. While the Obama Administration’s pledge to remove all American troops from Iraq by the end of 2011 is encouraging – and in no small way likely attributable to resistance by our armed forces – it continues to fight in Afghanistan, and the military may soon have a heightened presence elsewhere in the Middle East and in Africa. As such, Rules of Disengagement provides inspiration and lessons for anyone who opposes an interventionist U.S. military policy.

Table of Contents

Frontmatter -- Contents -- Introduction -- ONE. Resisting Illegal Wars -- TWO. Modern Conscientious Objectors -- THREE. Winter Soldier -- FOUR. Dissent and Disengagement -- FIVE. Challenging Racism -- SIX. Sexual Harassment and Sexual Assault in the Military -- SEVEN. The Medical Side of War -- EIGHT. Discharges -- NINE. The Families -- TEN. Conclusion -- Appendix: Resources -- Notes -- Index -- Acknowledgments -- About the Authors