Political Science POLS-Y 219 Lecture 5: POLS-Y 219 Lecture 5: Class 5: Polys-Y219
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If you want to evaluate different ethical decisions, two moral distinctions must be made does the decision follow rules ethically if not do the consequences of your actions justify the violation of ethics. Good motives guard against deliberately bad policies, but do not guarantee the ethical and political success of the policy. Jimmy carter is a decent human being, goes to church, lives at same house, married to the same woman. Anwar al-awlaki was one of the most effective intellectual recruiters for al-qaeda. Al- awlaki was an american born and he was effective because of his grasp of english and understanding of americans. President obama used a drone that was used to kill anwar. Some people object to use of drones, since it would be better to capture and put criminals on trial. Others are ok with drone attacks on foreigners, however, he was an american citizen with certain rights and privileges.