In this day and age we are not fighting linear wars, like in the beginnings of wars. In Iraq and Afghanistan we fight against terrorism and terrorists, who are not fighting face to face. I want to highlight a few aspects about these two conflicts which could be considered ethical issues. In the past, wars were about courage and braveness. In these fights there was no rules, how to win the battle. All tactics and strategies were acceptable, because they did not care about anything. The main goal was to win the battle. In that time, the victorious side determines the sanction against the losing side. The losing side had no rights; they would be content if they could stay alive. These facts were acceptable for both sides. Nowadays, we call them barbarians, because of their tactics and their laws. After this time, thanks to evolution, mankind realized the need for laws to fight a war. It was necessary to mankind. They established more and more rules on how to fight a battle and how both sides behave during and after the battle. For example they had to care about the prisoners of war and the wounded warriors. After a while, the plundering became a violation as well, which was acceptable before. After the dark middle-ages, in the beginning of the new-age they developed countries collected these rules and set up international martial laws. During the years more and more countries joined this agreement. They recognized, they have to care about innocent civilian as well, who were involved in the war.

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