Summary Of Ghost Of Abu Gharib

The video, “Ghosts of Abu Gharib”, told the tale of inhumane treatment of Iraqi prisoners by United States military personnel in the early 2000’s. After the events that took place on September 11th, 2001 many individuals felt it was their need to join the army, fight for their country, and aid the war against terror. This was a very unique war because the rules of combat were not clearly stated because there was no straightforward law about treatment of individuals who were part of terror group. There was the Geneva law established in 1949 making torture illegal as an international law; however, it was not stated whether it applied to countries who were not part of making the law and did not enforce. One individual talked about his first day in combat asking about the
There needs to not only be a real reason for an action, but one needs to think about those affected by the actions and the long-term effects. As Mill had preached all rights should be respected and to assess the moral aspect of an action one needs to think of the consequence as well. Interrogating someone so they are mentally controlled and sexually embarrassed is not something that is fleeting, but instead can scar someone much longer than a broken bone or bruise would. The actions of the individuals had very little positive outcome and nothing important came out of these interrogations besides extreme physical and mental pain, and in some cases death. People have a moral obligation to be best person they can and treat others in a manner that not only embodies this, but also promotes it. The ethical issues are not only with those who were directly involved, but also those who knew what was going on and chose not to help. Regardless if one is involved or not, it is everyone’s job to think about the greater good, and ignoring inhumane situations is no different than being part of one because doing nothing is a cognitive choice and the morally wrong