The Implications Of The Bush Speech - Rooting Out Terrorism

The implications of the Bush speech – rooting out terrorism in the world – taken from a modern standpoint, lend to the ethical evaluation of the address. Bush makes clear the notion that the global community condemns terrorism and any extremist activity; however, what type of policy agenda does Bush have in mind when making the address? In the years following the September 11 attacks, United States military action – particularly in the Middle East – escalated dramatically. Bush notes in his speech: â€Å"We will make no distinction between the terrorists who committed these acts and those who harbor them† (â€Å"9/11 Address to the Nation,† para. 5). Thus, considering the Middle East was the suspected region of origination of the terrorist groups who attacked the United States, military action increased. Could the military intervention be justified? According to the article entitled â€Å"Just War, Ethics, and Terror: Intelligence in R ecent Public Literature,† scholars believe that the war on terror was justifed: Elshtain, professor of ethics at the University of Chicago, argues for a set of positions that may startle some intellectuals: Good and evil exist; they can be defined within reasonably stable standards and norms; and individuals or states acting in pursuit of the good have, again under defined conditions, not just the right to struggle against evil, but the responsibility to do so. Within this framework, Elshtain (without apparent effort) identifies terrorists and terrorismShow MoreRelated_x000C_Introduction to Statistics and Data Analysis355457 Words   |  1422 PagesActivities found in the text. ââ€"   Print Student Solutions Manual (ISBN 0-495-11876-1) by Mary Mortlock of California Polytechnic State University, San Luis Obispo. Check your work—and your understanding—with this manual, which provides worked-out solutions to the odd-numbered problems in the text. ââ€"   Preface xix Activities Workbook (0-495-11883-4) by Roxy Peck. Use this convenient workbook to take notes, record data, and cement your learning by completing textbook and bonus activities