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Article: Justifications of the Iraq war examined (1).(Viewpoint essay)
- Article from:
- Ethics & International Affairs
- Article date:
- March 22, 2008
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Imagine three cases:
Corporal Greene returns to the United States in a body bag having been killed by an elite armed guard in a war that had been officially authorized as a defense of her country against foes who have the capability and desire to attack her fellow citizens and soldiers at home and abroad with acts of terrorism. Such foes may either be planning eventually to launch their own attacks or to facilitate attacks by others who have an established record of using terrorism against U.S. soldiers and citizens.
Private Smith returns to the United States in a body bag having been killed by a roadside bomb in a war that had been authorized as ...