Are just wars possible? Have there been any just wars?
2007-06-06 12:39:45 · 11 answers · asked by Danie 1 in Politics & Government ➔ Military
just war is a set of "rules" that were made up by St. Augustine. there are eight of them. and it it said that the war in Afghanistan is a just war. check out this website for further information.
2007-06-06 12:52:00 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
One that is justifiable. WW1, WW2, the Revolutionary War, the Civil War all qualify. So does the Iraq War. The libs in America would have disagreed with the former mentioned here as vigorously as they do the latter. Sad.
2007-06-06 19:57:07 · answer #2 · answered by fruitypebbles 4 · 1⤊ 0⤋
WWII is often considered a 'just war' because it was a war to stop another power from killing all those around them. It is probably the best modern example of good vs. evil in war.
You could also say the American Civil War in that its result was abolishing slavery.
2007-06-06 19:44:50 · answer #3 · answered by PRC SD 3 · 2⤊ 0⤋
Well, read about World War II, the atrocities committed by the Japanese in China, the atrocities committed by the Germans against Jews, Slavs, Poles and gypsies. Imagine that there existed an enemy that would enslave you at best and murder you at worst. That was World War II.
2007-06-06 19:52:23 · answer #4 · answered by webned 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
The US's response to Pearl Harbor justified itself, as did the attacks on al Qaeda following 9/11. We already know the effects of a president who will do nothing when his country is attacked. The US under Clinton suffered a great deal of humiliation and loss of respect because of his inaction.
The devil worshipers must have thought all US presidents lacked courage because of Clintons failure to respond to attacks on six different occassions, during his watch. I would guess, they were shocked by GWB response to 9/11. Had our own people stuck by this president, the outcome on these two battlegrounds would be a lot different, today !
2007-06-06 20:03:03 · answer #5 · answered by briang731/ bvincent 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
A just war is any war your politicial party supports.
An unjust war is any war your politicial party doesn't support.
That may sound harsh, but thats the facts.
Both parties do regime changes, both parties to pre-emptive invasions.
Both parties use military force without UN approval.
Both parties us military force without Congressional approval.
Both parties us military force without public support.
2007-06-06 21:23:08 · answer #6 · answered by jeeper_peeper321 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
A war that your side has won, wrote the history books accordingly.
War is a violent conflict between nations. Justice has little to do with it, conflicting national interests are cause.
2007-06-06 19:46:43 · answer #7 · answered by B.Kevorkian 7 · 0⤊ 1⤋
you mean like a war to liberate millions of people from extermination camps?
WWII was a just war, by coincidence, you ask this on the anniversary of dday
2007-06-06 19:45:34 · answer #8 · answered by Anonymous · 2⤊ 0⤋
world war 2 was just that.
as was the civil war.
2007-06-06 19:47:51 · answer #9 · answered by ? 6 · 1⤊ 0⤋
When both armies are kind of at an equal advantage.
2007-06-06 19:46:56 · answer #10 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 1⤋