In your opinion, when is war justified?

Ajax_the_Great1 wrote:
Seeing all these war posts in here made me curious. Do you need to be attacked personally? Do you just need to know that they will attack? Do you feel that war is never justified? I'll post later how I feel.

P.S. Please keep Iraq out of this. I want it to be more philosophical. I'm sick of hearing people bitch about that war.

Given enough time, anything can be justified.

For example; The US fighting Germany during WWII when it was Japan that attacked the US. I could be wrong about Germans not first attacking the US (namely cargo ships). Not sure.

The embargoes placed on Japan by the US and the UK instigated the attack on Pearl Harbor. Japan therefore could justify its declaration of war. Perhaps it was a war of survival for Japan. They were running out of natural resources and were trying to get it from China by force, upsetting the US and UK.

Luke 14:31

2006-12-11 10:59:03

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Vilham: Say wat!?; +580|7025|UK

When I start it.

2006-12-11 12:22:24

#106

jonsimon: Member; +224|6754

Ajax_the_Great1 wrote:
Seeing all these war posts in here made me curious. Do you need to be attacked personally? Do you just need to know that they will attack? Do you feel that war is never justified? I'll post later how I feel.

P.S. Please keep Iraq out of this. I want it to be more philosophical. I'm sick of hearing people bitch about that war.

When you're hit with the first punch, and you saw him hit you.

2006-12-12 01:19:29

#107

Ajax_the_Great1: Dropped on request; +206|6905

another thread revived

2006-12-12 03:51:07

#108

lowing: Banned; +1,662|6910|USA

Ajax_the_Great1 wrote:
Seeing all these war posts in here made me curious. Do you need to be attacked personally? Do you just need to know that they will attack? Do you feel that war is never justified? I'll post later how I feel.

P.S. Please keep Iraq out of this. I want it to be more philosophical. I'm sick of hearing people bitch about that war.

1. Self defense,

2. defense of your allies,

3. preemptive measures against a nation with obvious intentions that make the first 2 necessary

2006-12-12 05:45:42