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Waging Peace

The Art of War for the Anti-War Movement

Scott Ritter
May 2007     ISBN: 1568583281

In the months leading up to the invasion of Iraq, Scott Ritter--a former U.S. Marine and UN weapons inspector--spent hours speaking to antiwar forums across the country and around the world. He was struck by the sincerity of the vast majority of those who call themselves antiwar, and impressed by their willingness to devote themselves so fully to such a noble cause. But with the United States now in its fourth year of an illegal war and occupation of Iraq and with the pro-war movement moving inexorably towards yet another disastrous conflict with Iran, there is an increasing awareness that the antiwar movement seems lost.

What to do?

Ritter proposes that the antiwar movement learn from those whose philosophies they would usually reject; from Caesar to Napoleon, Sun Tzu to Clausewitz. In the vein of Rules for Radicals and The Art of War, Ritter argues for the need to study the "enemy" to learn the art of campaigning, of waging battles only when necessary, and of having the ability to wage struggle on several fronts simultaneously. By better understanding how the pro-war movement operates, the antiwar movement can get inside the decision-making cycle of its forces and maximize its own resources, to achieve victory in a struggle that will define the future of America and the world.

About the Authors

Scott Ritter was one of the UN's top weapons inspectors in Iraq between 1991 and 1998. Before working for the UN, he served as an officer in the US Marines and as a ballistic missile adviser to General H. Norman Schwartzkopf in the first Gulf War. He is the author of many books, including Iraq Confidential. He lives in New York State.

Read more about Scott Ritter here.

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