It is a hotly contested idea that just one war-themed book can adequately discuss the topic of Vietnam, and this idea is properly portrayed in this book. Fellow authors like Renny Christopher have condemned Tim O'Brien's story for paying more attention to the misery of the American soldiers and less interest in the Vietnamese. However, the core of "The Things They Carried," O'Brien's work is distinct. Another author, Heberle, who wrote "A Trauma Artist," based his work on how aggression has impacted on American politics, society and culture. Similarly, O'Brien's work also focuses on the distressing experiences endured… Continue Reading...
1). Drones enable targeted man hunting on a scale never before possible in military history.
Drone warfare is based on the principle of remote agency. The psychological and even spiritual distance placed between drone operator and target may be meaningful from an ethical as well as pragmatic perspective. As Asaro suggests, drone operators have been extricated from their military positions and placed within a professional configuration. Drone operators have "professionalized careers and technological systems of supervision and management" qualitatively different from their military counterparts (Asaro 196). Whether these changes are beneficial or ethical remains to be seen, but those types of judgments also depend on… Continue Reading...
drone warfare's ethics is risky since it disregards and conceals ethical questions that are much more pertinent. Instead of considering whether to murder one guiltless individual in order to save 80 persons, think of the morals of murdering many innocent people so as to kill a single guilty person. A report released by Reprieve established that as many as 1147 people might have been killed by the U.S. Coalition while trying to kill 41 men who were on their hit list. For instance, 221 people including 103 children were killed… Continue Reading...
