I have intended for months to write a concise paper, or at least put notes to the slides, but alas I haven't. So, I post these slides, knowing full well that bullets don't tell the whole story...but I hope that these are at least helpful. Talking openly about the morality of killing with our Soldiers accomplishes a lot on its own. I know that someone out there will take this discussion to the next level. Please share back with me the insights you discover.
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Thank you for the slides. I am a lifelong civilian, and so am not in your target audience. Still, I found your discussion points to be worthwhile. I particularly like the 'spectrum' of threats on Slide 8. Thanks again.
Sir,
Is there any way I could get a copy of these slides? I'd like to show them to my Marines.
respectfully,
Capt Susan Murphy
A Co
Marine Wing Communications Squadron 48
Great Lakes IL
susan.murphy@usmc.mil
Slides are on the way to your email, Capt. Murphy.
Hello Pete,
I agree with you all the way,but I have to disagree with one point of your slide. You wrote "humanize" the Afghani/Iraqi people. This is unfair to say.
Anon:
What the bulllet means is that we should take actions to help our Soldiers appreciate that the local people are people. In a counterinsurgency fight in which the enemy wears civilian clothing snd does its best to mix into the population, it's easy to begin to objectivize and hate the local people. Good leaders take action--things like set up events to play soccer with the local men, or have Soldiers eat dinners with local families--to connect their Soldiers with the people, thus reminding the Soldiers of their shared humanity.
Okay thanks man for clearing that up.
Pete,
I am a high schooler in the middle of writing an essay that involves your point of view. My class has been on the topic of the morality of war-time killing for several months now and i just want to thank you for the well writen essays that i have been citing from your blog.
Thanks again.
-Student
"Student":
I'm happy to hear that you find this site meaningful and helpful. I'd love to see your essay; I could provide feedback if you want. You can email me at pgkilner_at_gmail_dot_com.
Pete,
Sorry for such a long delay, I will email it soon.
Thanks for replying.
-student
The amateur stick-figure artwork undermines your argument.
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