Comments on Moral Clarity and Targeted Killing: Operation Valkyrie as a Test CaseTypePad2011-05-03T21:16:24ZRick Garnetthttps://mirrorofjustice.blogs.com/mirrorofjustice/tag:typepad.com,2003:https://mirrorofjustice.blogs.com/mirrorofjustice/2011/05/morality-moral-resolve-and-targeted-killing-operation-valkyrie-as-a-test-case/comments/atom.xml/Matt commented on 'Moral Clarity and Targeted Killing: Operation Valkyrie as a Test Case'tag:typepad.com,2003:6a00d834515a9a69e201538e47a8d3970b2011-05-04T02:42:03Z2011-05-04T02:42:03ZMatt http://www.law.upenn.edu/cf/faculty/mlister/"He was a man of Catholic piety, motivated by his faith, his moral principles, and his honor to bring an...<p>"He was a man of Catholic piety, motivated by his faith, his moral principles, and his honor to bring an end to the atrocities of the Nazi regime, even if the effort should cost him his very life"</p>
<p>I'm no expert, but my understanding was that he was a Prussian militarist at heart, and while he hoped to make peace w/ the US and England, he fully hoped and intended to continue the massively brutal war on the Eastern Front, with the goal of a Greater Germany. At the least, I think that was a clear goal of many involved, and my understanding was that it was the goal of Stauffenberg, too. _If_ that's right (and perhaps even if that was the likely outcome, even if not his goal, though that's less sure) then I'm quite unsure he deserves praise, even if he compares quite favorably to Hitler. </p>