Civilian

Franklin D. Roosevelt directed to the warring nations to “under no circumstances undertake the bombardment from the air of civilian population.” (PBS.org) Only six years later, the British and American forces carried out a bombing campaign killing more than half a million people. The U.S. wanted to show everybody how powerful they were, but It wasn’t necessary to bomb civilians not taking part in the war. “Over the course of ten days, the RAF and the 8th Air Force devastate Hamburg with heavy…

of human dignity? Perhaps the greatest problem with utilitarianism is that it fails to take into account considerations of justice. For this case, we can easily see how PGMs can bring about great benefits to the society by accepting the loss of civilian lives as collateral damage. This action would be justified by utilitarianism but it is clearly morally unjust to simply ignore the lives of the innocent who were caught in the…

2016). However it is ineffective in reducing the number of civilians that are killed or wounded through the use of these counterinsurgency strategies (Khalili 2012). This essay argues that the current U.S. drone policy in the country of Afghanistan is too aggressive and is doing more harm than good. Several incidents…

In the country Sudan the civilians there are facing many difficulties and struggles in their everyday life. The army veteran Omar al-Bashir had seized power in 1989 with the support of the military. This was a huge reason all the horrible things kept happening after decades. His stated goal was to create a “new Sudan” defined by the Arab identity underneath the severe Islamic law. It very quickly became clear that his plan existed only to protect his government’s own power from harm or injury.…

instantly, others lost through painful and traumatic radiation poisoning due to nuclear fallout. The United States chose to bomb the two cities as an indirect attack on the Japanese; in doing so, they caused the deaths of a quarter million innocent civilians for no greater cause than to demoralize the enemy into surrendering. The bombings of Hiroshima and Nagasaki were both prime examples of the ethical ignorance that plagued our country during World War II. Scientific Mechanism…

opposing side. Johnson explains how America has been trapped in a Cold War era perspective that influences their decision making, but this is seen as necessary in protecting American freedom. Although, when seen from the perspective of civilians in Pakistan and Iraq the civilians suffer the consequences of Americans instilling their superpower tendencies in their countries. The Sociological Imagination defines the idea to be broken down in layers in terms of how one concept can be broken down to…

It builds upon distinction in that the military action must be an attack on a military objective (Geneva Conventions A.52§2) and that the collateral damage to civilians must not be “excessive in relation to the concrete direct overall military advantage anticipated” (Rome A.8§2:b.iv). Further, it mandates that it must be the intention of the military action to aid in the defeat of the enemy. Without generally conforming…

strikes are often advertised as killing thousands of innocent people, this method produces fewer civilian casualties than other methods. But even so, a staggering number of civilians are killed without a second glance. Because of these numerous deaths, this topic has become more controversial. These strikes are known to have a high civilian casualty rate, with some of the strikes containing 90% civilian casualties (Fang, Marina). With this high rate of unneeded deaths, one wonders whether this…

Jeju April Uprising is also called Jeju Massacre due to the number of deaths and violence Jeju civilians went through. Like Holocaust, the massacre targeted a certain group of people and soon led to a genocide of Jeju residents. After the liberation from the Japanese, there was still a strong number of…

attitudes differ from civilians. The book “All Quiet on the Western Front” shows many of these differences. First, a soldier is less concerned about privacy or modesty than a civilian. This is seen when Paul, the main character and narrator in the story, remarks how embarrassed he was in the public latrine for the first time. After some time at war, he and his friends moved three of the personal toilets to form a ring so they can play a game while using them. From a civilian perspective,…