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A just war in Libya?
The United Nations-authorized use of force against Libyan president Muammar Gaddafi’s regime has drawn the United States and allied nations into a sudden military intervention. Does the U.S. have a moral obligation to intervene in countries like Libya where tyrants persecute citizens? If so, why take action in Libya and not in other oppressive states? How does just war theory apply to the struggle for freedom in the Middle East?
Should we turn the other cheek in Libya?
We Quakers have no “just war” theory. All war and preparation for war, as we have understood the gospel of Christ, is “unlawful” for the Christian.
No consistency to ‘American values’
As long as we have a government run with such partisan narrow thinking, we can never develop any consistency with respect to a morality or a foreign policy.
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Not always wrong to fight war
The fact that Gaddafi is a reprehensible human being and no friend of the U.S. does not automatically mean that the next guy will be better.
Libya: no clarity, no justice
This war is unjust. We cannot wage a just war when we do not know why we fight.
There is no such thing as a just war
War is terror and destruction and a crime that humanity commits against itself. It is neither noble nor necessary.
In Libya and globally, governments must respect dignity
The fact that men are not angels, and that even with the best of intentions people still get hurt gravely in wars, must give policymakers great pause as they contemplate entering into combat with another nation.
America at war in a third Muslim country
It’s heartbreaking to see countries living under dictators anywhere in the world, but I don’t think it is any American’s personal obligation to donate the life of a son or daughter to try and free people in other countries.
Bypassing time-honored rules of just war – again
The “writ of the international community” is not one of the rules of just war.
In Libya, the last resort
The Apostle Paul wrote “If possible, on your part, live at peace with everyone.” We should strive to maintain peace but only to the extent that others are willing to be fellow collaborators for peace.
Libya: ‘Never again’ must mean never again
This is a difficult and morally complex situation.
U.S. needs to help its own
Is it moral to let innocent people of another country be slaughtered by a ruthless dictator and take care of our own first, or is it more moral to help our own first, creating a stronger and more cohesive nation, before running off to help everyone else?
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