Terrorist a Villain or a Hero? War exists, terrorism exists and they will continue. Just War is a doctrine used by nations such as the United States that justifies war. When there are horrendous acts occurring on or by people it can be morally implied to go to war. A war that is deemed as moral is widely supported as a country is fighting for what they believe in. Laurie Calhoun’s perspective is that terrorists also use the Just War Theory. She states that “both parties to every conflict maintain that they are right and their adversaries wrong, and terrorist factions are not exceptional in this respect” (437). Truly there is no such thing as an antagonist, for that is subjective and no one thinks they are in the wrong. Terrorism and military engagement is not so different after all.
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Often, people clarify terrorists as people who murder and commit acts of violence. On the news and throughout you hear about killers, such as Ted Bundy, who murdered for their own satisfaction, there is no political agenda. In order for an individual to be considered a terrorist, he/she needs to have a political purpose. According to Calhoun, a terrorist is “ideologically or politically motivated actors who killer threaten to kill innocent people bearing no responsibility for the grievances of the killers” (434). Under this line of thinking, the American military would also be considered terrorists. In the past, America dropped atomic bombs on the cities of Hiroshima and Nagasaki. Well over 100,000 people died from the blast and radiation; many of the civilians that were murdered were women and children. The killing of the innocent is collateral damage of a Just War, terrorists and formal military’s are both willing to commit terrible acts for a cause they feel is
Often, people clarify terrorists as people who murder and commit acts of violence. On the news and throughout you hear about killers, such as Ted Bundy, who murdered for their own satisfaction, there is no political agenda. In order for an individual to be considered a terrorist, he/she needs to have a political purpose. According to Calhoun, a terrorist is “ideologically or politically motivated actors who killer threaten to kill innocent people bearing no responsibility for the grievances of the killers” (434). Under this line of thinking, the American military would also be considered terrorists. In the past, America dropped atomic bombs on the cities of Hiroshima and Nagasaki. Well over 100,000 people died from the blast and radiation; many of the civilians that were murdered were women and children. The killing of the innocent is collateral damage of a Just War, terrorists and formal military’s are both willing to commit terrible acts for a cause they feel is