The Fog Of War Moral Analysis

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Hedges belief about morality helps to understand the conflict in real view. Many young man see war zone is the place, where they can present their ability through force and gun. On the other hand, their hearts are grown as brutal from fear that lead to violence and immoral killing of the innocent people, such as children, women, and elderly. Moral judgement is very important in any field, but vaguely essential in war. In the Fog of War, Mr. McNamara's also stated that the war with Japan was an uncivilized war in history, and there is not any rule in war, in terms of using bombs and killing people. Few weeks ago, the U.S. air force dropped a bomb in a hospital of Doctors without borders in Afghanistan, and killed the people who served for war

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