> Devising hypothetical plans is not unethical even if the plans as executed wouldn't be ethical. I'm torn. This seems like a stretch. Sure, it's possible tha

> Devising hypothetical plans is not unethical even if the plans as executed wouldn't be ethical. I'm torn. This seems like a stretch. Sure, it's possible that the writer here was just stating facts. But if they wrote it as a suggestion for some power-hungry General to "burn the ships"[1] similar to the Russian general in "The Sum of All Fears", then it's certainly unethical. If they did it just to provide options to the rest of the Pentagon in case some rogue general did this, then it's likely neutrally-ethical. There are ethics involved in simply planning a menu of options. What options are on the menu? How are the options ordered? What options are left off? People react based on the options presented to them and in what order they are presented. [1] http://travisrobertson.com/leadership/burn-ships-succeed-die/ http://travisrobertson.com/leadership/burn-ships-succeed-die...