Is volunteering for the military potentially unethical?
Re: Is volunteering for the military potentially unethical?
I think in the first Iraq war in 1991 it was estimated that roughly 80% of all allied casualties was due to friendly fire, 1 even died in a car accident in a US military camp. Then there was a horrific accident by a military Apatche pilot unaware of drifting in the wind, he would spot this tank and shoot it, unfortunaly it was a US tank.
If you go into the military, you will find untold horrors if you are send on active duty, many veterans returns as mental train wrecks suffering heavily from PTSD.
There's a famous experiment explaining why normal law abiding citizen once in war, they would commit unspeakable warattrocities, and you will most likely also fall victim to this psychological phenomenon.
Be ware!
If you go into the military, you will find untold horrors if you are send on active duty, many veterans returns as mental train wrecks suffering heavily from PTSD.
There's a famous experiment explaining why normal law abiding citizen once in war, they would commit unspeakable warattrocities, and you will most likely also fall victim to this psychological phenomenon.
Be ware!
Re: Is volunteering for the military potentially unethical?
Source?HexHammer wrote:I think in the first Iraq war in 1991 it was estimated that roughly 80% of all allied casualties was due to friendly fire...
Re: Is volunteering for the military potentially unethical?
Danish newspaper somewhere in late 90'ies, goverment TV, Discovery Channel, etc mid to late 90'ies, it should be very common knowledge!John K wrote:Source?HexHammer wrote:I think in the first Iraq war in 1991 it was estimated that roughly 80% of all allied casualties was due to friendly fire...
Re: Is volunteering for the military potentially unethical?
Please give me an example.HexHammer wrote:Danish newspaper somewhere in late 90'ies, goverment TV, Discovery Channel, etc mid to late 90'ies, it should be very common knowledge!John K wrote:Source?HexHammer wrote:I think in the first Iraq war in 1991 it was estimated that roughly 80% of all allied casualties was due to friendly fire...
Re: Is volunteering for the military potentially unethical?
Of what?John K wrote:Please give me an example.
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Of Allied friendly-fire casualties of 80% during the Gulf War.HexHammer wrote:Of what?John K wrote:Please give me an example.
Re: Is volunteering for the military potentially unethical?
You want me to dig up 15-20 years old info? Are you trying to be amuseing?John K wrote:Of Allied friendly-fire casualties of 80% during the Gulf War.HexHammer wrote:Of what?John K wrote:Please give me an example.
Go find it youself!
Re: Is volunteering for the military potentially unethical?
I did. Your information is incorrect.HexHammer wrote: Go find it youself!
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Re: Is volunteering for the military potentially unethical?
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gulf_WarCoalition : 190 killed by enemy action, 44 killed by friendly fire, 248 killed by in-theater accidents
Total: 482 Killed
If you count accidents as friendly fire then 60% were killed by friendly fire.
If you count accidents as a standard aspect of warfare then only 9% were killed by friendly fire.
Re: Is volunteering for the military potentially unethical?
Should we brace ourselves for the moving goalposts?
Re: Is volunteering for the military potentially unethical?
Says who?John K wrote:I did. Your information is incorrect.HexHammer wrote: Go find it youself!
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Says me.HexHammer wrote:Says who?John K wrote:I did. Your information is incorrect.HexHammer wrote: Go find it youself!
Re: Is volunteering for the military potentially unethical?
Can you bring a bit more solid argumentation instead of this preposterous silly argumentation?John K wrote:Says me.HexHammer wrote:Says who?
Re: Is volunteering for the military potentially unethical?
HexHammer, your confrontation is unnecessary. Throwing about arbitrary statistics in the hopes that they legitimize your argument is only good enough for general public consumption or politics. I hope that this forum is above such simple and generally insufficient methods.
To Ned, your original question is inherently flawed. I (friendly) dare you to answer a simple question. Can you name a single profession that is free from ethical challenges? I'll make it easy and let you define what you mean by "ethics" and "challenge."
Tusok
To Ned, your original question is inherently flawed. I (friendly) dare you to answer a simple question. Can you name a single profession that is free from ethical challenges? I'll make it easy and let you define what you mean by "ethics" and "challenge."
Tusok
Re: Is volunteering for the military potentially unethical?
I presented something, you present nothing.Tusok wrote:HexHammer, your confrontation is unnecessary. Throwing about arbitrary statistics in the hopes that they legitimize your argument is only good enough for general public consumption or politics. I hope that this forum is above such simple and generally insufficient methods.