Utilitarianism

In recent months, the world has witnessed a global catastrophe that seems to only occur when human beings cannot see eye to eye. A catastrophe that has occurred repeatedly since the beginning of mankind. A catastrophe known by all as “war”. There are wars that are being created every day and there are wars that are being fought continuously. In every war, innocent people die and good people kill. As always, controversy surrounds war and the views of the people who believe whether it’s morally right or wrong. I will use examples of the United States sending Marines to Iraq and Saddam Hussein’s regime in order to better support the two ideas.
However, the decision to send in the Marines for the purpose of war has many different philosophical interpretations. One might send in Marines to calm the people, restore order, give food, supply medicines, or to just simply kill. I will attempt to give a Utilitarian and Kantian view on the subject of war and more importantly, the ide...