Read this excerpt from "Not a Dove, But No Longer a Hawk."

Thus, in the final analysis, American strategy in Vietnam consists of creating a killing machine in the form of a highly equipped expeditionary corps and then turning this machine on the enemy in the hope that over the years enough killing will be done to force the enemy's collapse through exhaustion and despair. This strategy, although possibly the only feasible alternative open to a modern industrial power in such a situation, is of necessity brutal and heedless of many of its victims.

What is the philosophical concept in this excerpt?

Modern war is inherently violent and unfair.

The machinery of war has significantly changed.

America's enemies are weak and defenseless.

Military corps are trained to defeat the enemy.

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Rachael Atkins

23 October, 14:29

Read this excerpt from "Not a Dove, But No Longer a Hawk."

Thus, in the final analysis, American strategy in Vietnam consists of creating a killing machine in the form of a highly equipped expeditionary corps and then turning this machine on the enemy in the hope that over the years enough killing will be done to force the enemy's collapse through exhaustion and despair. This strategy, although possibly the only feasible alternative open to a modern industrial power in such a situation, is of necessity brutal and heedless of many of its victims.

What is the philosophical concept in this excerpt?

Modern war is inherently violent and unfair.

The machinery of war has significantly changed.

America's enemies are weak and defenseless.

Military corps are trained to defeat the enemy.

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Damian Daugherty · Answer 1

The best answer choice above would be A) modern war is inherently violent and unfair

Octavio Kaiser · Answer 2

The best answer is the following one:

Modern war is inherently violent and unfair.

We can see that it's inherently violent, because the text says that the strategy is "of necessity" brutal.

The passage also describes the killings and brutality, so the statement that modern war is violent is justified.