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War is sometimes just, other times unjust. But war is NEVER trivial and ALWAYS hell, and writers have been writing about it since the dawn of humankind. This blog is devoted to stories, poems, essays, letters, journals, articles, and speeches about war, written by soldiers, dissidents, hawks, doves, famous and unknown people--whoever has an opinion about or experiences with war.
Soldier directing the landing of a UH-1V Iroquois ("Huey") helicopter ambulance
Photo by SPC Randall R. Anderson
Call for War Stories, Poems, and Essays
We would like to read your war stories, poems, and essays and, possibly, even post them in this blog.
Submit in the comment section after a post, selecting a post that best represents your work, for example:
Revolutionary War
Civil War
Spanish-American War
World War I
World War II
Korean War
The Cold War
Vietnam War
Gulf War (1990-1991)
War in Afghanistan (2001-Present)
Iraq War (2003-Present)
9/11
The War on Terror
The War Within
If War is Hell, Why are We Laughing?
------(War Humor)
Did we miss a category? Let us know!
Feel free to include a short bio.
If you submit your work in the comment section, we may even elevate it to a post. In any case, we will likely leave it in the comment section.
By submitting here, you represent that you have written the piece and own the copyright.
Previously published work welcome.
Submit in the comment section after a post, selecting a post that best represents your work, for example:
Revolutionary War
Civil War
Spanish-American War
World War I
World War II
Korean War
The Cold War
Vietnam War
Gulf War (1990-1991)
War in Afghanistan (2001-Present)
Iraq War (2003-Present)
9/11
The War on Terror
The War Within
If War is Hell, Why are We Laughing?
------(War Humor)
Did we miss a category? Let us know!
Feel free to include a short bio.
If you submit your work in the comment section, we may even elevate it to a post. In any case, we will likely leave it in the comment section.
By submitting here, you represent that you have written the piece and own the copyright.
Previously published work welcome.
Call for War Photographs and Artwork
We would like to see and possibly post your war photographs and artwork.
Please email your submissions as an attached jpeg file.
By submitting your photos and artwork, you represent that this is your work and that you own the copyright.
Previously published work welcome.
Please email your submissions as an attached jpeg file.
By submitting your photos and artwork, you represent that this is your work and that you own the copyright.
Previously published work welcome.
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This is a portal to a list of 4,000+ soldiers who have died fighting for the U.S.
This is a portal to a list of 4,000+ soldiers who have died fighting for the U.S.
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All posted work reflects the opinions of the various writers and artists and does not necessarily express the opinions of the Blog meister.
All copyrights and trademarks remain with the original writers and artists.
Work in the comment section may be anonymously posted, so I have to assume that such work is original; should you recognize your work here (and you didn't post it), please email the Blog meister, and she will either remove it or attribute it properly to you.
All copyrights and trademarks remain with the original writers and artists.
Work in the comment section may be anonymously posted, so I have to assume that such work is original; should you recognize your work here (and you didn't post it), please email the Blog meister, and she will either remove it or attribute it properly to you.
Criteria of Just War theory
Just War Theory has two sets of criteria. The first establishing jud as bellum, the right to go to war; the second establishing jus in bello, right conduct within war. [1]
Jus ad bellum (The Right to Go to War)
Just cause
The reason for going to war needs to be just and can therefore be recapturing things taken or punishing people who have done wrong. A contemporary view of just cause was expressed in 1993 when the US Catholic Conference said: "Force may be used only to correct a grave, public evil, i.e., aggression or massive violation of the basic human rights of whole populations."
Comparative justice
While there may be rights and wrongs on all sides of a conflict, to override the presumption against the use of force, the injustice suffered by one party must significantly outweigh that suffered by the other. Theorists such as Brian Orend omit this term, seeing it as fertile ground for exploitation by bellicose regimes.
Legitimate authority
Only duly constituted public authorities may use deadly force or wage war.
Right intention
Force may be used only in a truly just cause and solely for that purpose—correcting a suffered wrong is considered a right intention, while material gain or maintaining economies is not.
Probability of success
Arms may not be used in a futile cause or in a case where disproportionate measures are required to achieve success.
Last resort
Force may be used only after all peaceful and viable alternatives have been seriously tried and exhausted.
Jus in bello (Right Conduct Within War)
Once war has begun, just war theory also directs how combatants are to act:
Discrimination
Just war conduct should be governed by the principle of discrimination. The acts of war should be directed towards the inflictors of the wrong, and not towards civilians caught in circumstances they did not create. The prohibited acts include bombing civilian residential areas that include no military target and committing acts of terrorism or reprisal against ordinary civilians. Some believe that this rule forbids weapons of mass destruction of any kind, for any reason (such as the use of an atomic bomb).
Proportionality
Just war conduct should be governed by the principle of proportionality. The force used must be proportional to the wrong endured, and to the possible good that may come. The more disproportional the number of collateral civilian deaths, the more suspect will be the sincerity of a belligerent nation's claim to justness of a war it initiated. [2]
Minimum Force
Just war conduct should be governed by the principle of minimum force. This principle is meant to limit excessive and unnecessary death and destruction. It is different from proportionality because the amount of force proportionate to the goal of the mission might exceed the amount of force necessary to accomplish that mission. But if the mission requires much force then it is proportional to the end result.
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Jus ad bellum (The Right to Go to War)
Just cause
The reason for going to war needs to be just and can therefore be recapturing things taken or punishing people who have done wrong. A contemporary view of just cause was expressed in 1993 when the US Catholic Conference said: "Force may be used only to correct a grave, public evil, i.e., aggression or massive violation of the basic human rights of whole populations."
Comparative justice
While there may be rights and wrongs on all sides of a conflict, to override the presumption against the use of force, the injustice suffered by one party must significantly outweigh that suffered by the other. Theorists such as Brian Orend omit this term, seeing it as fertile ground for exploitation by bellicose regimes.
Legitimate authority
Only duly constituted public authorities may use deadly force or wage war.
Right intention
Force may be used only in a truly just cause and solely for that purpose—correcting a suffered wrong is considered a right intention, while material gain or maintaining economies is not.
Probability of success
Arms may not be used in a futile cause or in a case where disproportionate measures are required to achieve success.
Last resort
Force may be used only after all peaceful and viable alternatives have been seriously tried and exhausted.
Jus in bello (Right Conduct Within War)
Once war has begun, just war theory also directs how combatants are to act:
Discrimination
Just war conduct should be governed by the principle of discrimination. The acts of war should be directed towards the inflictors of the wrong, and not towards civilians caught in circumstances they did not create. The prohibited acts include bombing civilian residential areas that include no military target and committing acts of terrorism or reprisal against ordinary civilians. Some believe that this rule forbids weapons of mass destruction of any kind, for any reason (such as the use of an atomic bomb).
Proportionality
Just war conduct should be governed by the principle of proportionality. The force used must be proportional to the wrong endured, and to the possible good that may come. The more disproportional the number of collateral civilian deaths, the more suspect will be the sincerity of a belligerent nation's claim to justness of a war it initiated. [2]
Minimum Force
Just war conduct should be governed by the principle of minimum force. This principle is meant to limit excessive and unnecessary death and destruction. It is different from proportionality because the amount of force proportionate to the goal of the mission might exceed the amount of force necessary to accomplish that mission. But if the mission requires much force then it is proportional to the end result.
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More information