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... Martin Luther King was expressing when he eschewed war as a negative good
When is War Justified? ... edited by Clayborne Carson
When writing or speaking of war, people struggle over the dual simplicity and complexity this word conveys. ... Over the course of the last three hundred years humans fighting nobly for what they believe in have made similar justifications of war. But human creed and dogma fall by the wayside where war is concerned. While great latitude is given to assertions of war, the power of this word is precise and is not subjective. War is neutral. War kills equally, and without prejudice. The means for justifying war is attained through two premises. The first premise requires us to come to a consensus on what war is. The second premise requires a necessary and objective guideline to measure when war is inevitable to maintain our way of life. ... It must be agreed that war cant be justified unless it is concisely defined. ... Cabinet member Cofer Black approached him after September 11th, 2001 on the pending war against terrorism by stating, "youve got to understand, people are going to die…So there should be no misunderstanding that this is going to be a bloodless activity.
Approximate Word count = 865
Approximate Pages = 3.5
(250 words per page double spaced)
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