U- Assignment Paper

Banks argues that the United States sees counterterrorism strategies as neither crime control nor warfare. If the war on terror is not guided by the protocols of the Geneva Conventions (warfare) or the US Constitution (crime control), some would argue there is a moral vacuum allowing torture to go unchecked; assassinations to be carried out in lieu of extradition; and the creation of a slippery slope leading to the erosion of civil and due process rights of United States citizens. Discuss your position on Banks’ analysis, being sure to integrate material from the text and provide recent examples to support your argument.