"Resist not evil" was abandoned by the fourth century when Jesus' followers realized that pagan barbarians were destroying the thin fabric of civilization in which their faith flouished.
+Augustine of Hippo (Egypt) formulated the first "Just War" principle when the ancestors of Khadafi were advancing: War is just if it preserves the peace.
>>>+Augustine of Hippo (Egypt) formulated the first “Just War” principle when the ancestors of Khadafi were advancing: War is just if it preserves the peace.>>>
I think you better brush up on “Just War Doctrine”. It doesn’t apply here. Not even close!
Wait ... what’s evil here?
We got into this war on the pretext of protecting innocent civilian lives. we claim we are not having a policy to take out ghaddafi regime. It was and is a foolish pretext. You engage in war, and this stuff happens.
“War is just if it preserves the peace.”
This misadventure does none of that. Bad strategy based on faint hope of half-hearted effort.
The honest approach would have been: “Is knocking off the Ghaddafi regime by any means our US policy?” If yes, go to war; if no, stand down. Instead we have this half-war stupidity that only gets people killed while the inevitable crushing of the rebellion continues. Thus, we are now hypocrite and liars, creating death for a losing side.
Obama’ s folly, but all we get is “Democrats wars good; Republican war bad” from the media.