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United States Senate Foster Dulles
799 wordsThe question of whether The United States was right to enter into the Korean war is not a geo military question, but rather an ethical one. Was the US just in their decision? To respond to this dilemma, we look to Just War Theory as our guide. Just War Theory denotes the inevitability of war, distinguishing between a moral and immoral war. The basic qualifications for a Just war involve a defensive or Punitive war. An offensive war is usually the immoral one. Aristotle helps to justify Just War ...
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Us Intervention In Vietnam War
1,226 wordsIt is said that the intervention of the United States can be explained using hegemonic war theory. They were to intervene so that their military would not be seen as incapable of fighting in this war, and to maintain their prestige as a super power. The involvement of the United States in this war was not only seen as a way to stop a war that was escalating but also to gain power and respect. The main goal was to put an end to the rise of communism portrayed by a dictator who skillfully manipula...
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War Against Iraq Invasion Of Kuwait
1,486 wordsAggression is the largest, if only, justification for war, according to the just-war theory outlined by Michael Walzer's Just and Unjust Wars. In performing an act of aggression what Walzer describes as the floodgates of war are opened. To enable us to label the Gulf War as just, we must look at both the causes of war, and, once engaged, the conduct of the combatants involved. Although closely linked, these two categories must be treated as discrete considerations. A just cause does not automati...
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Watch While Our Families Morally Right To Stand War
661 wordsThe Just War Theory is a set of criteria that are used to judge whether a war is morally justifiable. It was St Augustine in the third century that formulated the Just War theory, and was formalised 10 centuries later by Thomas Aquinas. There are seven criteria by which a war can be judged to be just. Among the rules are Just Cause - there must be a very good reason for going to war, such as protecting your country from invasion. There should be a formal declaration of war by the legal governmen...
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Saddam Hussein Saudi Arabia
956 wordsSt. Augustine's Just War Theory and the Person Gulf War On August 2 nd, 1990 the first Iraqi tanks crossed into Kuwait, as part of an invasion that marked the start of a six-month conflict between the United States and Iraq. These tanks were ordered to invade Kuwait by Saddam Hussein, the ruthless dictator of Iraq. The Iraqi troops looted Kuwaiti businesses and brutalized Kuwaiti civilians. Saudi Arabia began to fear that they may be invaded as well, and on August 7 th they formally asked Presid...
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