... or inhuman manner. Is it just for the United Nations to authorise military action against these countries? Should the UN use destructive force to insure that citizens are not tortured, or harmed unjustly by their governments? Is it just for force to be used to prevent harm? The ethics of this question are far reaching and have a major impact on the way that a UN mission to various countries to protect citizens takes place. A poll being conducted at http://www.cbcnews.cbc.ca asked readers the following question; "Is NATO justified in launching strikes against Yugoslavia?" The tally after was that 58% of people who filled out the survey thought that NATO was justified in using air strikes, and 42% were against, an interesting outcome. The general public seems to be divided on the issue as to whether or not military action is justified. The question behind that question though, is what reasons ...

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