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Why Is Ww2 Wrong

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While some believe that unrestricted warfare is the most efficient and successful way to fight a war, it in fact creates more harm than good. As an example, events that took place during World War II (WWII) may be taken into consideration. WWII was fought with certain restrictions and principles in place. Did this stop all war crimes? No, it did not. However, what it did do was make those few war crimes that were committed, followed up by punishments, which people could eventually learn from. If such a system with rules and punishments were not established, the crime rate would be higher, and there would be no follow-up punishments to teach people that what they did was wrong. From such reasons and many more, it has been made clear that not all actions are permissible and justified during times of war, because there will be countless ‘crimes against humanity’ committed by dishonorable means- and done so without any consequences succeeding.
Firstly, a war without boundaries will cause cruel actions to be performed and innocent lives taken. As an example, take in mind the devastations of Hiroshima and Nagasaki. These were two Japanese cities …show more content…

In fact, the actions would be considered totally normal, even though they are clearly not. A good example of how war crimes should be handled is the Nuremburg Trials. These were war crime trials of Nazi leaders and other war criminals in Nuremburg, Germany (Dallek 304). The trials punished war criminals for the unacceptable actions during war, teaching people a good lesson about right and wrong, and demonstrating what the consequences are for unjustified actions. Without these reprimands, the world might never truly learn the difference between good and

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