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Internal Citation Exemplar An excerpt from Stacy G's Just War Essay

After entering a war, the next step is to present yourself, or jus in bello, which in these three wars, typically involved methods of military necessity and distinction. This means that the U.S. would enter a war with a target in mind, while at the same time keeping military advantage and civilian deaths proportional. The War in Bosnia- Herzegovina fits into the jus in bello category of distinction because the “goal of this war was to end the genocide against the Bosnia capital of Sarajevo directed by the Serbian forces” **(Michael M. and Shea S.)** while at the same time protecting the good people of Bosnia. In the end, a peace treaty was signed between Bosnia, Croatia, and Serbia ending fighting, which was one of the main goals of U.S. involvement, in the region satisfying the much supporting American public. Next, The Kosovo Conflict was a war of military necessity because the U.S., under George H.W. Bush, became involved in the conflict in order to end the killing of innocent Albanians who “Americans [believed they] should assist in any way that they could” **(Katie Van W. and Graham D.)**. All attacks made by the U.S. were of military necessity and meant to help keep the Albanians safe, with minimal casualties, while at the same time using military force to defeat the enemy. Finally, the war in The Dominican Republic was a war of distinction because the war was directed towards those in favor of communism, not civilians who were noncommunist; The U.S. had recently assassinated the Republic’s formal dictator Rafael Leonidas Trujillo Molina, and now the U.S. was “concerned that the Republic would turn communist under Cuban influences” **(Jill W. and Ben C.)**. In the End, the U.S. achieved their goal of preventing the spread of the communism into the republic with support from most American Citizens.