Case Study Liberal Democracies Go To War   Instructions: Enter your answers into the boxes below. If you'd like a print-out of your responses, click on the Submit button at the bottom of the page, and you will be taken to a printer-friendly page. If you have been instructed to submit your exercise online, enter both your and your instructor's name and e-mail address, then click the Email button at the bottom of the page. Your answers will be e-mailed immediately.   …Same As the Old Boss :: Was Abu Ghraib a Big Deal? :: To Be Noble Or To Be Victorious?   To Be Noble Or To Be Victorious? Abu Ghraib goes far beyond the actions of a handful of renegade interrogators. It raises the fundamental question of how liberal democracies should act in a dangerous world. It is often said that these nations are going to war to bring the ideals of liberal democracy to lands that have suffered under tyranny and repression. However, this noble endeavor creates the ultimate conundrum. To be effective in this quest, it may be necessary to take actions that are brutal and even savage, thus betraying the very objectives sought to be achieved. Yet, if these countries fight in a manner that is noble and befitting the enlightened ideals of the liberal democracy, then the quest to bring democracy to other lands could fail. These liberal democracies find themselves torn between valid principles. One dictates that the ends do not justify the means. The other asserts that a battle worth fighting is worth being won. And liberal democracies find themselves caught squarely in the middle, desperately wanting to bring a better life to other countries, but condemned for taking actions that are seen as necessary to be successful in this quest. Are liberal democracies making a mistake by confining themselves to principles and rules such as the Geneva Convention? Given that our enemies include some of the most brutal terrorists and murderers in the world today, and that it is essential that we succeed in our battle against these forces, don’t liberal democracies have an obligation to use every strategy, every technique, and all means available to ensure that they prevail? Do you agree that any sort of limitation on the liberal democracies’ conduct of war ultimately unacceptable? Or, do liberal democracies lose their credibility when they sacrifice their ideals for the objective of victory?     Student Name:* Student Email:*   Professor Name:*   Professor Email:*         *required