[Paul Ross]

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.

[TomB]

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.

Take a valium, sparky. There's no doubt in my mind WW2 was a just war. I was merely pointing out the vagaries of the idea of a "just war" concept, especially how it is laid out by the Catholic Church.

Some people around here have a hard time with reading comprehension.