Can war be justified? Since September 11th‚ American news has been filled with stories and photographs of violent war. We were attacked mercilessly on our on soil‚ so most would say that the war on Afghanistan and Iraq are justified. But looking further into the matter‚ what are we really accomplishing with war? Are we proving that they shouldn’t bother us anymore? Or are we just getting revenge? Neither are justifications for war. We should in the first place keep the best relations possible
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go to war.” That man is Albert Einstein. He is a well-known physicist who developed the general theory of relativity. He was one of the people who thought that war could not be justified. He thought that unless the people refuse to go to war‚ it will keep on going - never stopping. I also think that war cannot be justified. To strengthen my opinion‚ I have three strong reasons. These reasons are; many people become victims during the war‚ the government should not start war just for religious reasons
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often as a result to torture. Humans are treated like animals‚ when there are more sophisticated ways of getting information. Torture also causes a lot more problems than it fixes. Torture should not be justified because it is ineffective‚ inhumane and unnecessary. Torture should not be justified because torture is ineffective. Accurate information does not always result from torture. A study proves this by stating “Under torture a person will say anything to stop being tortured” (McCain). In other
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UAV for war fighting occurred on August 22‚1849‚when Austrians attacked Venice with unmanned balloons loaded with explosives(The Nation).Although drones have only recently been the subject of significant public debate‚ they are not new as their use can be traced back to World War I(Living under drones).As technology progressed‚ the drones were modified and were made smarter. Smaller drones were developed which could fly into unsafe areas like war zones and were able to drop bombs in a military strike
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Today’s Society‚ War can be Justified Philosophical Social Issues In today’s society‚ the possession and effective use of force is necessary. We have to recognize that we live in an imperfect world where evil seems to be an inevitablity. Our constant need for power makes the idea of a violent free world unimaginable. As long as we continue on this power hungry path the political issues will continue on this same path. Force is necessary with our current societal conditions and can be looked at as
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event‚ which can lead to a glamorizing effectin the minds of certain viewers‚ namely the terrorists themselves. The news stations like CNN hold lengthy debates about who might have committed the act and why they might have committed it. In the end‚ does such behavior really even deserve justification? When Nick Berg was beheaded‚ there was much clamoring about whether or not that was caused by Abu Ghraib‚ what it meant for the future‚ etc. They speculate over whether the deaths can be attributed
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During 1940 -1945‚ when the death camp Auschwitz-Birkenau was operating‚ the allies (The United States‚ Britain and Soviets) were well informed about the atrocities occurring at these camps‚ but failed to send support. World leaders had knowledge about the genocide and mass murder in early 1940s as it began to unfold around the world but did nothing about it. Winston Churchill‚ and Franklin Roosevelt presented as speech to give a public warning to Germans in 1942 after Germany announced the execution
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Can the bombing of Dresden be justified? Dresden was Germanys 7th largest city at the time of the war. Historically‚ Dresden had been northern Germany’s cultural centre – a city filled with museums and historic buildings. The Frauenkirche Cathedral was one of the world’s famous buildings. Dresden was also an extremely important industrial area‚ which was something that the allies really did not want‚ but before February 1945 Dresden was a peaceful country and there were not any threats from the
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abortion. The circumstances are similar with regards to political leaders speaking out concerning the issue. If this is a fair representation of society‚ then the morals dictated by this are confused and unclear. Is abortion morally wrong? Can it ever be justified? In the UK abortion became illegal in 1861 under ¡¥The Offences Against the Person Act¡¦ when the penalty for ’procuring a miscarriage’ was life imprisonment. This was backed up in 1929 in the Infant Life Preservation Act. Women trying
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Can war ever be justified? War is an inevitable part of the history of humankind. Unlike natural happenings‚ war is an action of people inflicted of other people. This issue has raised ethical problems‚ which are still problematic till today. War is by common sense evil‚ but can it ever be less evil? There are a number of varying options when discussing the issue of a ‘justifiable war’. Some people argue that war is always justifiable while others argue that it can never be. Some maintain that
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