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Military Should Pay For War Crimes In The United States

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Technology is present in our daily lives. It could be used positively or negatively to impact daily life. Technology has been integrated into military weapons and spy gear, according to The White House “Our defense science and technology investment enables us to counter military threats and to overcome any advantages that adversaries may seek” (The White House 1995). Our government spends thousands of dollars on maintaining military advantages through science and technology. When our government spends that much money on technology, it helps protect the citizens, protect our country, and create peace in regions critical to the U.S. However, the U.S hasn’t always used our military advantages for the best. Our military have killed many innocent civilians targeting our enemy after September 11th and our military should pay for their war crimes like the government makes other countries pay for theirs. …show more content…

After September 11th, the abuse of war technology became more present in harming innocent civilians. The citizens of the United States of America know casualties will be lost, but too many are lost. Us citizen’s feel sorrow every time September 11th comes around, but James A. Lucas said to ask ourselves “How many September 11ths has the United States caused in other nations since WW 2?”(Lucas). In other words they probably would not have taken place if the U.S. did not use its heavy hand of power In addition to James A. Lucas “The overall conclusion reached is the U.S has most likely been responsible since WW 2 for the deaths of between 20 and 30 million people in wars and conflicts scattered over the

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