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Flurry

It is indeed a surprise and a pleasure to see a Jesuit, let alone an Irish one, apply Thomian reasoning to the Iraq question. It is a shock that he arrived at the conclusion that he has.

Given the foregoing, I hate to quibble, but I found the following phrase revealing:

"...Overall, the option that most nearly meets the proportionality condition is for the UN to go to war now, at the time that gives the US army the best chance of a speedy victory..."

Please note that it will be the UN that goes to war but the U.S. that will do the fighting. Doesn't that speak volumes regarding the European mindset these days?

[Conspiracy Guy]

Yes it does. I overlooked the UN US on purpose being happy that the action itself was supported. I am Irish and Cherokee but long removed from the homeland of the first side. My ancestors fought my ancestors tlak about disfunctional.

[browardchad]

"...Overall, the option that most nearly meets the proportionality condition is for the UN to go to war now, at the time that gives the US army the best chance of a speedy victory..."

Please note that it will be the UN that goes to war but the U.S. that will do the fighting. Doesn't that speak volumes regarding the European mindset these days?

Your take is probably correct, but you could also read into that sentence the implication that any lives lost by "the US army" due to delay by the UN will be the moral responsibility of the UN.

[GirlShortstop]

It is indeed a surprise and a pleasure to see a Jesuit, let alone an Irish one, apply Thomian reasoning to the Iraq question. It is a shock that he arrived at the conclusion that he has.

You can say that again!  Relieved and pleased bump.