We Are the World: Our Responsibility to Prevent Mass Atrocities
Abstract
Images of bloodied and orphaned children, scattered and mutilated bodies, and pure terror around the world have been haunting humanity for decades. The international community has made the promise of "never again," but a quick look around the globe today reveals a significant portion of the world living in a continued nightmare that we would not wish to our worst enemy. But whose responsibility is it to honor and ensure we live by this promise? What does the United States Army have to do with preventing mass atrocities? The responsibility to protect falls on our shoulders all of us as individuals, as governments, as armies. It is the profound moral and ethical obligation that each person has to protect innocent people from what is indisputably wrong, regardless of the viewing angle. Preventing mass atrocities appears to be simple logic, but the complexity of the environment surely does not make it as clear cut as it appears. In many instances, ethical decisions must be made between very difficult and often grim "right vs. right" choices. Recognizing this complexity, we must not discount the global consequences of mass atrocities and uphold our role in prevention.
Document Details
- Document Type
- Technical Report
- Publication Date
- Jun 09, 2017
- Accession Number
- AD1038850
Entities
People
- Alexandra Rivera
Organizations
- United States Army Command and General Staff College