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To: TankerKC
Her initial position on Medved was that no war since WWII has been just. Her justification for saying this was circular.

Actually, WWII was very far from being just in the "Just War" concept. One of the basic tenets it violated was that unconditional surrender was the only stated outcome for the allies. You must be willing to negotiate terms to qualify for a just war.

I think the first Gulf War was a good example of a just war.

21 posted on 06/29/2003 2:32:30 PM PDT by TomB
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To: TomB
You must be willing to negotiate terms to qualify for a just war.

And just who were you to negotiate with in a TOTAL WAR situation where the Japanese fought maniacally to the death, and the Germans didn't dare broach the idea to der Fuhrer on pain of instant firing squad.

66 posted on 06/30/2003 6:37:31 PM PDT by Paul Ross (From the State Looking Forward to Global Warming! Let's Drown France!)
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