From: Erin Noonan (enoonan@kent.edu)
Date: Sun Oct 13 2002 - 00:14:44 BST
hello,
Okay i want to hear opinions about if there is justification for a moral war
and exactly the basis for the opinion.
I don't buy Platt's germ quote as being
a sufficient argument for war with Iraq. There are a lot of
countries that can be viewed as biologically dominated and I don't
think a string a 'necessary' wars against these countries is justified.
I do have mixed feelings about Iraq though.
I don't want to have some American cowboy vigilantism for
Bush and his daddy but I don't oppose all intervention to Hussein's terror.
He is obviously a horrible authoritarian leader that I would like
to see stopped but would like to get a better idea of
if/when a war is ever justified as moral.
A group of conservative christians sent a letter to Bush
with criteria for a just war. they were obviously
in support for the war.
It made me think what exactly
is criteria for a moral war from a MOQ perspective.
Here are some points from that letter:
which do you agree with or disagree with...that
is are there points to be added/deleted
and do these points justify war with Iraq
1)In just war theory only defensive war is defensible
2)Second, just war must have just intent.
3)Third, just war may only be commenced as a last resort.
4)Fourth, just war requires authorization by legitimate authority.
5)Fifth, just war requires limited goals and the resort to armed force must
have a reasonable expectation of success. In other words, “total war” is
unacceptable and the war’s goals must be achievable.
6)Sixth, just war theory requires noncombatant immunity.( will not target
civilians and will do all that it can to minimize noncombatant casualties)
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7)Seventh, just war theory requires the question of proportionality be
addressed. Will the human cost of the armed conflict to both sides be
proportionate to the stated objectives and goals? Does the good gained by
resort to armed conflict justify the cost of lives lost and bodies maimed?
erin
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