What Makes a War Just?
Title: What Makes a War Just?
Category: /Law & Government/Government & Politics
Details: Words: 1766 | Pages: 6 (approximately 235 words/page)
What Makes a War Just?
Category: /Law & Government/Government & Politics
Details: Words: 1766 | Pages: 6 (approximately 235 words/page)
What exactly is a just war? These two words seem to form an oxymoron. War is usually
thought of as a type of hostile conflict, which would therefore make war seem unjust.
Throughout history, there have been many different broad interpretations of what exactly
makes a war just. St. Augustine was one of the first writers to say that the objective of
war should be peace. He specifically called for three conditions to go to
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of peace would be very few and far between. What would life be like if the United States
engaged in war every time one of its citizens felt as if their religious beliefs were being
compromised, or felt as if they were being called by God to engage in war. Personally, I
feel as if our current system works. It makes me glad that I live in the time and place that
I do.