Civilian control of the military

rank, and one year of military service. The literature indicates that individuals under 25 years of age are at higher risk of acquiring gonorrhea, and therefore, it is argumented that they are more likely to become reinfected with gonorrhea, as well as with other contagious infections such as chlamydia. This argument is supported by the results of two systematic reviews, which found that the risk of repeat gonorrhea infection is associated with younger age in the U.S. civilian population (Fun…

the laws of war when used to target non-combatants, such as civilians, neutral military personnel, or enemy prisoners of war.[1] A broad array of political organizations have practiced terrorism to further their objectives. It has been practiced by mostly right-wing and sometimes left-wing political parties, nationalist groups, religious groups, revolutionaries, and ruling governments.[2] The symbolism of terrorism…

Some say it’s an exceptional thing and others not so much. Americans sometimes gloat about the new technology that is being evolved in their country. The more Americans gloat about their country, the more their society will go down. America’s military is the strongest defense in the entire world. Some parts of the world are terrified of America because of all the technology that has evolved in the past century. A number of Americans are arrogant because they know that if any other country…

They point out to the imminence of a Japanese surrender and the immorality of the civilian killing as arguments against it, and suggest it was done for political reasons. The antithesis camp argues that America was justified in bombing Hiroshima. Their main points are that it saved countless American and also Japanese lives, it was not intentionally targeted at civilians, and was the quickest way to bring the war to an end. The strongest point made the anti-bombing group is…

Gun control is a major political topic in today’s world. Unlike the past, we have automatic weapons, which could kill larger groups of people. Although the right to bear arms was to never be infringed, time has made it unfeasible to allow people to walk down the street while carrying one of these weapons. Some people are also very protective of our constitutional rights. We can’t take our rights for granted. Once we lose our rights, we won’t get them back until we lose our country.…

United States. Of those, 11,000 included death by firearm. According to the second amendment citizens of the U.S. have the right to bear arms. Even though the majority of deaths were by guns, “any gun control law would not prevent evil people from enacting their homicidal plans” (Farago 2015). More gun control legislation will leave people defenseless against burglars and national defense, subsequently leading to an increase of deaths. To begin with, mass killings have been done by a small…

20,000 civilians are trapped in MIngora and have no chance to escape. Furthermore, these civilians are running out of the basic supplies like food and water.They beg the Taliban and the army for a chance to escape, and an estimated 2.4 million refugees have managed to reach camps like Sheik Yasin, which…

"[A] misperception is that, if the peace process ends, a terrible war will ensue that will destroy the country. This is not true, because we are already in that war." - Jorge Enrique Mora, former commander of Colombian military. 2014 marks the 50th year that the FARC (Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia) was founded in the rural farmland of Colombia. Citing the inequalities of globalization and corrupting effects of foreign investment, the FARC grew from a grassroots socialist movement into…

Government enforcing military rule on the countries capital tried to forcefully suppress the protests. The protesters called for government liability, freedom of the press, freedom of speech, and the restoration of workers' power over industry. These young and unarmed activists occupied the square for seven weeks before the military condemned their rally. Masses of troops with assault rifles, tear gas and tanks opened fire on unarmed civilians that were blocking the militaries advance towards…

Are we doing enough to attack terrorism? The U.S. puts service members in highly populated terrorist countries to prevent terrorist activity. We still have terrorist activity in the U.S. and in the terrorist countries. How can we smother terrorism so it never happens again? Countering terrorism is quite difficult when the terrorists continue to attack soft targets when we least expect it.That’s why we need to deploy more troops, increase protection and watchlists, and attack the main terrorist…