I understand #moralinjury and understandable human feelings. But this is precisely why #JustWarThinking matters. To keep us from acting on feelings, greed, interests, and fear alone to take the lives and destroy others.
We know what this looks like in a domestic context and it's wrong. Same here.
1- Just Cause
2- Legitimate Authority
3- Proportionality of Ends
4- Reasonable Chance of Success
5- Public Declaration
6- Last Resort
7- Just Intention
#JustWarThinking #jusadbellum #deliberation #MilitaryEthics #Profession
And immoral! (See #JustWarThinking #EthicsofCare to start)
1. Just Cause
2. Legitimate Authority
3. Proportionality of Ends
4. Reasonable Chance of Success
5. Last Resort
6. Public Declaration
(7. Just Intention)
#JustWarThinking #jusadbellum
Last skeet is exactly why #JustWarThinking exists.
See Michael Walzer and others on this distinction as an ethical matter. #JustWarThinking. (Last reskeet)
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#JustWarThinking with leopard and cowboy boots.
Today I had fun talking about #JustWarThinking. A day 7 years in the making.
Lesson: Diva is stubborn.