Enemy combatant

direct exposure, witnessing first-hand, or learning of the incident from a relative. In the case of Mr. Wertz, a 26-year-old active-duty Army soldier, his two deployments in Iraq led him to witness the death of a fellow soldier, shoot and kill an enemy combatant, and face daily mortar attacks that could have left him injured or dead. In diagnosing an individual with PTSD, it is important to note temporal priority: the symptoms must be present only after exposure to the traumatic event. Mr. Wertz…

conceptions about war is seen through the dehumanisation of the enemy in this series. United States Army studies from the period claim that peer pressure was the key solution to high rates of soldiers failing to shoot to kill the enemy during the early stages of the conflict. Appropriately, the representations of enemy combatants in Why We Fight encourage soldiers to respond to the text as a social group. The dehumanisation of the enemy can also be linked to the group response of wider society.…

and the beginning of World War II. The CWS’ mission during these years was one of great importance; research and development of offensive and defensive chemical capabilities in order to protect U.S. Soldiers and other interests while discouraging enemies from using chemical weapons as a means of attack. Entering World War II, chemical Soldiers stood ready to deploy retaliatory attacks against German forces if chemical agents were used, however, most of these chemical troops were only utilized in…

this the prime structure. 7. The components of the “Nuclear Triad” that provide deterrence are strategic bombers, intercontinental ballistic missiles, and submarine-launched ballistic missiles. The “Nuclear Triad” reduces the possibilities that an enemy could destroy all of nations nuclear forces in a first strike attack in turn ensuring a credible threat of a second strike. 8. The USPACOM commander might select the COMAFFOR to be dual hatted as the Air Component Commander and not the COMAFRFOR…

Torture has been illegal since the Universal Declaration of Human Rights was signed in 1948 by members of the United Nation, including the U.S., as way of protecting the rights and dignity of the people. Yet under congressional or executive orders done in secrecy, the government may use torture as long as it be argued as a necessity. The phrase “enhanced interrogation techniques” have become the euphemism for the for the United States government’s methodical use of torture by the Central…

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…

One of the greatest changes that occurred in the strategy of warfare took place during the 20th century. This was the development and deployment of the airplane. The strategic prowess that airplanes provided during times of war was unprecedented. It was very different than all the other types of weaponry that was used during conflicts, such as ground troops, tanks and ships. This was because “the access [an airplane] provides makes it a faster, more flexible, and more precise than any other…

When the United States faces a crisis, the public often looks to the President to lead the nation with decisive, immediate action. However, even under extraordinary circumstances - such as the environment immediately following the September 11th terrorist attacks - the Constitution doesn’t expressly designate any war powers to the President. Even though many Constitutional experts have interpreted the structural ability of the executive branch to act faster than the legislative branch to signify…

Imagine being in a combat situation; under direct fire from the enemy. Then a bullet the size of a baby carrot strikes you in the thigh. Unable to move with blood gushing from the wound, you look around at your squad members. Private Johnson on your left is a short yet broad fellow and Private First Class Jennings is on your right, a petite, yet athletic female. With all your combat gear you weigh in at roughly two hundred and twenty-five pounds. Given your choice of squad member, who would…

The operations inside towns and populated areas should be suitable to face some issues such as the number of civilians and the influence of media. The first aspect is the presence of large number of non-combatants. Dense urban areas might have as a result an undesirable number of casualties. The manual JP 3-06 (2013) addresses that “since the beginning of World War II, military operations in urban areas have run the full operational gamut: full-scale ground…