Case v Wyoming Ballard-Marcum
Every life is an end in and of itself – All lives are infinitely valuable, the only ethical option is to maximize the number saved
Cummisky 96 (David, professor of philosophy at Bates, “Kantian Consequentialism”, p. 131)
Finally, even if one grants that ...with dignity who are saved, the better.8
Extinction destroys all human aspiration – Claims to outweigh it destroy value to life
Schell 82 (Jonathan, Visiting professor of liberal studies at Harvard University, “Fate of the Earth”)
For the generations that now have ...he future generations, and let human life go on.
US gave Egypt control over democracy assistance – solving current backlash.
Reyes 8-16-11 - As a senior staff writer, Che focuses on international development breaking news coverage as well as interviews and features. Prior to joining Devex, Che handled communications for local and international development NGOs and government institutions in the Philippines, IN EGYPT, COMPROMISE ON US FUNDS FOR NGOS RAISES FEARS OF GOVERNMENT CONTROL, DevEx, 8-16, http://www.devex.com/en/blogs/development-assistance-under-obama/in-egypt-compromise-on-us-funds-for-ngos-raises-fears-of-government-control-2
After months of standing its ground ...€240 million ($344 million) in debt for Egypt’s development.
US meddling causes democratic backsliding.
Telhami 11 – Anwar Sadat Professor for Peace and Development at the University of Maryland and Non-Resident Senior Fellow at the Saban Center of the Brookings Institution, Shibley, Egypt, Tunisia . . . and Iran, The National Interest, 2-15, http://nationalinterest.org/commentary/egypt-tunisia-iran-4868
These two factors combine to weaken the American role as a principle agent of democratic change in the region. And governments can play ...harder for anyone to point fingers at the West.
Egyptian backsliding causes nuclear war.
Byman 11 - Daniel Byman is a Professor in the Security Studies Program at Georgetown University and the Research Director of the Saban Center for Middle East Policy at Brookings, Israel’s Pessimistic View of the Arab Spring, The Washington Quarterly, Summer, http://www.twq.com/11summer/docs/11summer_Byman.pdf
Israel’s fears are much more likely to ...in a dangerous escalation that could spiral into disaster.
Their moral tunnel vision is complicit with the evil they criticize
Issac 2 (Professor of Political Science at Indiana-Bloomington, Director of the Center for the Study of Democracy and Public Life, PhD from Yale (Jeffery C., Dissent Magazine, Vol. 49, Iss. 2, “Ends, Means, and Politics,” p. Proquest)
As a result, the most important political questions are simply not asked. ...And it undermines political effectiveness.
Utilitarianism is key to morality – Extinction prevents future generation from attaining other values
Nye 86 (Joseph S. 1986; Phd Political Science Harvard. University; Served as Assistant Secretary of Defense for International Security Affairs; “Nuclear Ethics” pg. 45-46)
Is there any end that could justify a nuclear war ...topic of both prudential and moral reasoning.
Dogmatic adherence to principle ensures that their ethic will never be politically useful or change society
Minteer 4 (Ben, Journal of Agricultural and Environmental Ethics, 17: 131-156, ebsco)
In this paper, we have attempted to provide the outlines of a pragmatic ...and enduring contributions to these critical public processes.