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    War on Drugs

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    Today’s Drug laws seem to do more harm than good. The so-called drug war hasn’t seemed to be as effective as it was intended to be. Its original intent lies in its name‚ to attack the drug problem in America. Nixon started the war on drugs in the late sixties to stop drug abuse at the source‚ the distributors. Another intention for the war on drugs was to show individuals taking part in this illegal activity that their participation would cause serious consequences. The government has taken drastic

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    In the Shadow of War

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    In the Shadow of War War is a state that leaves a scar on the human race forever. It is not only a physical battle but an emotional one as well. In the short story‚ In the Shadow of War‚ the author Ben Okri‚ conveys the tale of a young boy and how his father tries to protect his innocence amidst the chaos going on around them. The story was set during what seemed to be the middle of World War II‚ in a small town where the reek of death was something that they were accustomed to. Omovo‚ the

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    In the following “A Drone War Is Still a War” by Michael Kinsley speaks of the issue that using military drones causes civilian casualty and an unfair advantage. Kinsley addresses that we have already become used to the use of drones and that we treat the fact like a usual tactic of combat. The advantages of using drones is quite obvious. No American lives are put at risk‚ and the precision minimizes collateral damage‚ including the deaths of innocents who happen to be nearby. Kinsley states that

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    Vietnam War

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    The Vietnam War throughout history has been debated as whether or not it was a necessary war. Some say the war is considered necessary because President Truman was simply trying to help stop the increase of communism in Southeast Asia so that communism wouldn’t spread to other nations. While others say the war was unnecessary because it was the first war the United States lost. In the text‚ Major Problems of American History‚ it was stated that people even consider America’s involvement in the Vietnam

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    The Mexican War

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    A war between the U.S. and Mexico spanned the period from 1846 to 1847. The war was initiated by Mexico and resulted in Mexico’s defeat and the loss of approximately half of its national territory in the north. The United States was unjustified in going to war with Mexico; this was due to the fact that the land was rightfully claimed by Mexico‚ our lack of acknowledgment towards the Mexican government‚ and the fact that Mexico was just protecting their borders. One of the reasons the United States

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    Unjust War

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    War is a very sensitive subject that most people have very opinionated and specific ideas about. Some believe that war can be a justifiable operation and others recognize it as an unjust act that harms human life. No matter what side you look at both opinions can generally agree that resorting to war risks human life and creates hostility that could easily be prevented. Even though those that promote war apprehend that it as protection‚ in actuality it causes more harm than good by the loss of

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    Ethics of War

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    rights and wrongs of it for almost as long. The Ethics of War starts by assuming that war is a bad thing‚ and should be avoided if possible‚ but it recognises that there can be situations when war may be the lesser evil of several bad choices. War is a bad thing because it involves deliberately killing or injuring people‚ and this is a fundamental wrong - an abuse of the victims’ human rights. (www.bbc.co.uk) The rationale of ethics in war is to help in making a decision on what is right or wrong

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    War on Terror

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    War on terrorism‚ is that right strategy? 41228111 Seong‚ Cho Table of Contents Introduction War on terrorism’ what is that Budget on war on terror Reaction Conclusion Introduction Since September 11‚ the world has been changed. It did not a matter for just Americans‚ but also it became a matter to the world. American government announced a War on terrorism and its allies engaged in that plan. After 7 years‚ they still fight against terrorism

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    War in Algeria

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    The War on Freedom The Algerian Fight for Independence Patrick Faley Period 2 May 6th 2013 “We kill because we are afraid of our own shadow‚ afraid that if we used a little common sense we’d have to admit that our glorious principles were wrong.” ~Henry Miller The French unfairly kept nagging Algeria to the point that war was a necessity to gain independence! It started in the 1830’s and was a continued problem till the war arose in the 50’s. The French should never have annexed Algeria

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    Introduction The notion of war has always been the subject of moral debate throughout history. World War II is no different in this particular regard. In order for wars to be morally justified‚ the Just War Theory was developed. The Just War Theory has two specific criteria which must be followed in order for the act of war to be considered morally justified – the jus ad bellum (right to go to war) and jus in bello (rightful conduct within war) criterions. Jus ad bellum dictates that war must be justified

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