It is not permissible for a state to order its soldiers to fight a war in which there is little hope of victory. ... Though soldiers might quickly volunteer to fight and die rather than surrender to a foreign invader, one very important fact must be kept in mind – war kills not only soldiers, but potentially large amounts of citizens. ... Roughly, the ad bellum principle claims that the resort to war is permissible only if relevant expected bad effects do not exceed the relevant expected good effects. If expected bad effects exceed expected good effects, the war may be deemed disproporti...

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Is it the soldiers of a global war or the idiots of a global fight? ... Many of the wars start off as good wars such as World War II in which the Allies tried to stop Hitler from destroying the Jewish population of Europe. ... In the American Civil War, the Confederates and Union soldiers both used spies to gather information. In Ambrose Bierce's "AN Occurrence at Owl Creek Bridge", Peyton Farquhar was a planter who helped the Confederates by spying on the Union soldiers and also sabotage their plans. ... In general, wars are no good and all they bring is death and misery when...

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With the sinking of more American ships and the promise that Germany would help Mexico take U.S. territory, President Wilson, along with a good majority of the American public, felt that neutrality was no longer an option. ... Pershing, and behind him more than 2 million American soldiers that fought on the battlefields of France. ... World War I took the lives of many soldiers 116,000 on the battlefield, and that's not even including the aftermath of soldiers who were wounded in battle. These soldiers that made it back to where they could receive medical attention would later die from ...

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They were silent and passive when their soldiers were instructed to annihilate. ... Who cared how many innocent lives were lost, they were the enemy and murdered for the greater good. ... Young American soldiers were drafted and brainwashed. ... Funny how Vietnam was accepted because the soldiers carried the American flag as oppose to swastikas. ... In seeing and acknowledging the parallels between the "good- guys and the "bad- guys, we can possibly prevent another Shoah. ...

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Theirs things going on in the world that are a lot worse than a murder in Edmonton, and if you think that person is sick for killing one other human being, George Bush has probably killed hundreds, maybe even thousands, and I"m not talking about the Iraqi soldiers, I"m talking about the innocent women and children who were merely in the wrong place at the wrong time, because Bush thought that maybe there might be a chance that sadam was going to use biological weapons on the United States. ... The worst part of the entire war situation must have been the reaction from the American people to AN...

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The Greatest Years in America's History There are many periods in history that would be nice to have lived in. If I had to choose from any of these, it would be from the period of the depression, through the gangster era, and World War II. Those were the glory days, where life went from poor t...

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The Greatest Years in America's History There are many periods in history that would be nice to have lived in. If I had to choose from any of these, it would be from the period of the depression, through the gangster era, and World War II. Those were the glory days, where life went from poor t...

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The American Revolution benefited America today because there aren't any more unfair taxes; there isn't any more "quartering of soldiers," and many other freedoms that we, as Americans, enjoy today. ... The French Revolution fits the definition because the 3rd estate went against King Louis XVI and soon changed the country for the good of it's people. ... This is because the people of the countries that had the revolutions were treated unfairly that decided to overthrow their current ruler, established new freedoms, and altered history for the good of mankind. ...

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The U.S. as well as Lebanon are apart of the United Nations, so why is there American troops in Lebanon and not U.N. soldiers. ... The reason the U.N. is such a good idea is because since it is made up of so many different countries, when the U.N. has to make a decision, it will not make a bias decision. ...

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By December 1941 America's military had grown to almost 2.2 million soldiers. ( NWWIIM) By America joining the war it kicked stated their economy. ... Mothers, sisters, and loved ones willingly wrote letters to their loved ones overseas, they attended dances and helped out lonely soldiers. ... World War II although tragic, happened at good time for America because it helped pull them out of the awful situation the crash of the stock market had put them in and it helped with equality in African Americans and women....

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I probably would have voted no because it just does not sound like a good idea. Each state fending for themselves, making laws, it just not a good diplomatic solution. ... I think that they could have been defeated in another war because there still were British soldiers stationed in America because the Americans owed them money. ... A president for a nation is a very good idea. ... George Washington was a very good choice for a first president. ...

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Land was given exclusively to white American soldiers after several major wars from the Revolutionary war to WWII. ... Steve Ripley was not a victim of a white male corporation, but the victim of a racially one-sided good ol" boy system still present in this country today. ...

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The British soldiers treated the American militia with much contempt and thought of them as worthless knaves. ... This was mainly for the colonists own safety in regards to good relationships with the Indians, but the colonists were enraged at losing land they had just fought for. ...

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Ideas of freedom are what for years, not only soldiers, but all citizens of America have fought for. ... Americans went through many things, through lot of bad and good in their lives and now they are what they are citizens of one of the most powerful countries in the world. ...

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The first professional tattoo artist in the United States was Martin Hildebrand who tattooed sailors and soldiers during the Civil War.Tattooing was a huge part of the Romans, the Greeks, the Anglo-Saxons, all people of any genre used tattooing in one from or another so parents should understand that is has had a significant effect on the world.... Those are not very good odds and there are other diseases too. ...

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It took six weeks for German soldiers to defeat the civilians of the Warsaw Ghetto, two weeks longer than it took them to defeat the entire Polish Army defensive. ... Moral resistance consisted of remaining a mensch, or good person in spite of the hardships to be combated. ...

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They would also use the radio to communicate with ships and overseas soldiers, to intercept enemy messages during the First World War. ... Today, the majority of parent's work and watching television is considered by most good quality family time. ...

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It took six weeks for German soldiers to defeat the civilians of the Warsaw Ghetto, two weeks longer than it took them to defeat the entire Polish Army defensive. ... Moral resistance consisted of remaining a mensch, or good person in spite of the hardships to be combated. ...

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