A phased decision can avoid there being a key moment when the moral issue about killing civilians has to be confronted.

Jonathan Glover
A phased decision can avoid there being a key moment...
A phased decision can avoid there being a key moment...
A phased decision can avoid there being a key moment...
A phased decision can avoid there being a key moment...
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Moral dilemmas can sometimes arise when a nation is at war with a foreign enemy. The government of the United States is currently involved in a conflict with Iraq, and there has been some concern that the American military may be going about killing innocent civilians. Some people have suggested the following as a possible alternative to the current policy of targeting enemy combatants:

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