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?
Answer
A
The machinery of war has significantly changed.
B
Modern war is inherently violent and unfair.
C
America’s enemies are weak and defenseless.
D
Military corps are trained to defeat the enemy.
Explanation
The excerpt describes a strategy built around a “killing machine” that exhausts the enemy through repeated killing, while causing harm to many victims. This presents modern war as brutal and heedless of those it affects, which matches “Modern war is inherently violent and unfair.”
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