Kill or Capture: The War on Terror and the Soul of the Obama Presidency
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When he was elected in 2008, Barack Obama had vowed to close Guantánamo, put an end to coercive interrogation and military tribunals, and restore American principles of justice. Yet by the end of his first term, he had backtracked on each of these promises, ramping up the secret war of drone strikes and covert operations. Behind the scenes, wrenching debates between hawks and doves-those who would kill versus those who would capture-repeatedly tested the very core of the president's identity, leading many to wonder whether he was at heart an idealist or a ruthless pragmatist. Digging deep into this period of recent history, investigative reporter Daniel Klaidman spoke to dozens of sources to piece together a riveting Washington story packed with revelations. As the president's inner circle debated secret programs, new legal frontiers, and the disjuncture between principles and down-and-dirty politics, Obama vacillated, sometimes lashed out, and spoke in lofty tones while approving a mounting toll of assassinations and kinetic-war operations.
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Klaidman, D. (2012). Kill or Capture: The War on Terror and the Soul of the Obama Presidency. Houghton Mifflin Harcourt.
Chicago / Turabian - Author Date Citation (style guide)Klaidman, Daniel. 2012. Kill or Capture: The War On Terror and the Soul of the Obama Presidency. Houghton Mifflin Harcourt.
Chicago / Turabian - Humanities Citation (style guide)Klaidman, Daniel, Kill or Capture: The War On Terror and the Soul of the Obama Presidency. Houghton Mifflin Harcourt, 2012.
MLA Citation (style guide)Klaidman, Daniel. Kill or Capture: The War On Terror and the Soul of the Obama Presidency. Houghton Mifflin Harcourt, 2012.
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