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Is Obama's Drone War Moral? By Matt Peterson

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This paper analyzes an article discussing the ethics and morality of drone operations by the U.S. government. The article “Is Obama’s Drone War Moral?” by Matt Peterson provides the argument and basis for this analysis. This paper will break down the strengths and weaknesses of the arguments written in the article. This article uses both deductive and inductive arguments as well as fallacies. Mr. Peterson uses several inductive arguments in his article. He asks two questions “can targeted killings outside of conflict zones ever be justified” and “is the structure that Obama has put in place over the years actually upholding those standards?” The first question may be seen as an inductive argument but both are vaguely answered. The
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