Just War

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Just War
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Is there ever a time when a war is considered
just?
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Thomas Aquinass Just War Theory

• It must be declared by a legitimate authority,
  not by private groups or individuals
• It must be waged for a just cause like protecting
  innocent life or preserving conditions necessary
  for basic human life.
• It must be waged with the right intention, not
  for vengeance, cruelty or power.

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A few more

• The war must be a last resort all other avenues
  to bring peace must have been tried.
• The means used to win the war must be moral.
• The suffering and damage caused by the war must
  be proportionate to the good to be accomplished.
• There must be a reasonable chance of success.
• The terms for peace must be fair.

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Why must there be limits, even in war? What are
some of these limits?
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Given the criteria for just war, is nuclear, or
chemical warfare ever just?
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Why would these weapons be considered no-win?
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What does Jesus teach us about war?
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Where does peace begin?
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Where does the principle of loving your neighbor
and doing good to your enemies fit into Aquinass
argument?
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If instead of saying for a war to be just,
Aquinas had said for a war to be loving, what
three conditions would Aquinas have made to
create a loving-war theory? Is it possible to
have a loving war?