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When it comes to war, I would say that the Catholic Church's Just War Doctrine sums up my views on war very well, even though I am not even Catholic. If war is necessary it must be justified, and when war is waged, it must be waged as ethically as possible, which in most cases means differentiating between the government and its civilians. Many times innocent civilians are held captive by the few powerful elite who run the entire government and should not be held responsible for the tyrannous actions of a few.

This is a perfect rendition of my own Just War Doctrine even though I too am not Catholic, but rather a member of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints. Right and moral ideas and principles are not restricted to any church, but rather are absolute and universal. I only wish it were strictly adhered to by our US policymakers and warmakers.