The following paper is a response to the ethical dilemma laid out in the local ethics scenario. If placed in the situation of the US adviser, I would take steps to report it to my first line leader and see to it that Iraqi forces properly detain the prisoners. This is the only conclusion I could come to taking into consideration personal morals and values, International Human Rights, and Iraq’s Transitional Administrative Law.
In this situation, while we may be in Iraq, it is not possible for me to separate the morals and values that I developed growing up. These coupled with the Army Values do not allow me to look the other way when put into a situation that violates both my morals and the ethics of the Profession of Arms.
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The Provisional Constitution includes a 14-article bill of rights that defines protection and rights for all in Iraq regardless of “gender, sect, opinion, belief, nationality, religion, or origin.”2 These include rights to a fair, speedy, and open trial; as well as bans torture and unusual punishment.
After considering, the support for my decision I would then have to consider the consequences of my actions. The first consequence of my actions that I would have to consider is destroying what trust exist between myself and the Iraqi Soldiers as their adviser. I would also have to consider how my chain of command would react to me losing that trust.
In this situation, you must decide between not diminishing your relationship with the Iraqi Soldiers as their adviser and your conscious. It is also a decision between the short-term goal of keeping the trust of these Soldiers, and the long-term goal of developing Iraq into functioning democracy that protects the rights of its people. Placed in this situation I would choose to intervene and report the situation with the support of my morals, the ethical standard of the Profession of Arms, and Iraqi Law at the
In this situation, while we may be in Iraq, it is not possible for me to separate the morals and values that I developed growing up. These coupled with the Army Values do not allow me to look the other way when put into a situation that violates both my morals and the ethics of the Profession of Arms.
One can make …show more content…
The Provisional Constitution includes a 14-article bill of rights that defines protection and rights for all in Iraq regardless of “gender, sect, opinion, belief, nationality, religion, or origin.”2 These include rights to a fair, speedy, and open trial; as well as bans torture and unusual punishment.
After considering, the support for my decision I would then have to consider the consequences of my actions. The first consequence of my actions that I would have to consider is destroying what trust exist between myself and the Iraqi Soldiers as their adviser. I would also have to consider how my chain of command would react to me losing that trust.
In this situation, you must decide between not diminishing your relationship with the Iraqi Soldiers as their adviser and your conscious. It is also a decision between the short-term goal of keeping the trust of these Soldiers, and the long-term goal of developing Iraq into functioning democracy that protects the rights of its people. Placed in this situation I would choose to intervene and report the situation with the support of my morals, the ethical standard of the Profession of Arms, and Iraqi Law at the