11. But the lesson they teach is that war never works, that the notion of a just war is a political con. 12. Could it be that the audience who came to hear Baez, a passionate advocate of nonviolence, felt the United States was participating in a just war? 13. Does the bombing campaign in the Balkans really constitute a just war? 14. For Christians, a just war must be waged in self-defense and always as a last resort. 15. For example, during the months leading up to the Gulf War, Americans conducted an extensive discussion about the nature of a just war. 16. If ever there was a just war, this is it. 17. If World War II has been portrayed as a just war, it also has fallen victim to its own pieties. 18. On the surface, we see the war in Afghanistan as a just war to end terrorism. 19. Our attempt to end terrorism is certainly morally sound, but even that worthy effort may not fit the rigid requirements of a just war. 20. Q. What is a just war? |