![]() ![]() For Luttrell, war is a high-stakes conflict in which almost any of the American troops’ actions are justified. Throughout Lone Survivor, Luttrell shows his support for the first way of thinking about war and criticizes the rules of engagement for endangering the lives of American soldiers. The SEALs’ dilemma comes down to a clash between two very different ways of thinking about war: on one hand, war as a savage, all-out conflict in which almost any actions are justified, including the murder of unarmed goatherds on the other, war as a moral, systematic endeavor, governed by “rules of engagement.” ![]() The SEALs have two choices, neither of which is ideal: 1) let the goatherds go, in which case they’ll almost certainly inform the Taliban of the SEALs’ arrival, or 2) kill the goatherds to preserve their cover. However, the SEALs cross paths with a group of defenseless goatherds. ![]() The element of surprise is paramount, since they’re badly outnumbered. They’ve journeyed to a remote village in Afghanistan, where they’re attempting to capture or kill a dangerous Taliban officer named Ben Sharmak. In arguably the most harrowing scene in Lone Survivor, Marcus Luttrell and his three fellow SEALs have to make a difficult ethical decision. ![]()
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