Just Wars and Terrorism

Paper Summary:

This paper provides a definition of war and terrorism and debates whether war should happen at all and if so by what means. It looks at how the controversy also centres on who or what the war is against, giving rise to speculation about the nature of terrorism and its definition. It uses as an example the attack on 11th September 2001 and examines whether war was the most effective and tangible means of eradicating the immediate terrorist network in Afghanistan.
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Can There Ever Be A Just War?
A Case in Question - The 'War on Terrorism' in Afghanistan
Can War Ever Be Just?

From the Paper:

"The sheer scale of the attack on 11th September is perhaps the most commanding case for the justifiability of commencing a war on the perpetrators. War certainly seems the most effective and tangible means of eradicating the immediate terrorist network in Afghanistan-ostensibly terrorist leader Osama Bin Laden and his associates. Yet the public are far from convinced. It seems that, since the Enlightenment, people tend to have an inhumane concept of war-a bloody evil to be avoided at all costs. "

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