Description
Book SynopsisLessons from veterans and active duty service members in opposition to US interventionist military policy
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 US 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 oppo
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"The horrors of Abu Ghraib would have been concealed were it not for the courage of a single principled American military guard who released photos on the Internet. That one incident reveals the vital importance of protecting and expanding the right to dissent among those who serve in our military. Marjorie Cohn and Kathleen Gilberd have provided heroic service in this book." Tom Hayden, author of The Tom Hayden Reader and The Long Sixties
Table of 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: ResourcesNotesIndex Acknowledgments About the Authors
