[KDD]

Jimmy Carters contention that the probable War on Iraq is not a "just war" is questionable.

[thinktwice]

"The overthrow of a political system by force is justified only when it is directed against tyranny; it is an act of self-defense against those who rule by force. For example, the American Revolution." -- Ayn Rand, "The New Left."

[punster]

The troubling issue with the concept of just war is the requirement of allowing the enemy to kill your own people before you are allowed to use military force to neutralize that enemy.

[Katya]

I love how they pulled out the "just war" theory developed now about 1500 years ago, when the world power structure was smaller than the UN security council. Okay, so it was updated by Aquinas and revised over the years...
but the principles are still the same, and they still don't relate to a modern world where many countries have split into ethnic factions so small, no union will ever be found.

I love how the left continuously uses modern standards of moral justice to rewrite and critique history whether it's 150 years ago or two thousand. Yet, they can justify relying on a principle developed to ward off the brutalities of the ancient world.

[TruthShallSetYouFree]

My just war theory:

When it comes to disarming Saddam, talking won't do it and inspections won't do it--just war.

[JoeFromSidney]

For those who might be interested, I teach a course in Just War Doctrine at Yorktown University, an on-line university that caters to a conservative clientele. Check out http://www.yorktownuniversity.com/catalog_ma_govt.html. Lots of good courses being offered there.