Thesis Title
Precision guided democracy : the American war on terror from catch and release to kill and capture
Graduation Year
2016
Date of Thesis Acceptance
Spring 5-11-2016
Major Department or Program
History
Advisor(s)
David F. Schmitz
Abstract
While the Barack Obama administration continued the war on terror that George W. Bush began, it looked extremely different. Obama’s war on terror was facilitated by unmanned aerial vehicles, or drones. In contrast, President Bush’s policy of catch and release relied upon ground wars in Afghanistan and Iraq and capturing suspected terrorists. This thesis examines how and why the war on terror changed under the Obama administration, the justifications for that shift, and why drones became the central weapon in the new strategy of capture and kill.
Page Count
154
Subject Headings
War on terror, Terrorism -- Government policy, Drone aircraft -- United States -- Safety measures, War on Terrorism (2001-2009), George W. Bush (1946 - ) -- Criticism and interpretation, Barack Obama -- Criticism and interpretation, Terrorism investigation -- United States, Whitman College 2016 -- Dissertation collection -- History Department
Permanent URL
http://hdl.handle.net/10349/201608091298
Document Type
Public Accessible Thesis
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Recommended Citation
Hendrix, Kyle, "Precision guided democracy : the American war on terror from catch and release to kill and capture" (2016). Honors Theses. 280.
http://arminda.whitman.edu/theses/280
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