very interactive with his gestures.
started with a joke

argues that no war lives up to the ideal

just war theory useful critical theory

no war lives up to standards

justwar pacifismwar is political act

shared rewponsibilit
points out the lack of stats on afghanistan

myths help us deal w/ambiguity heroism and horror


myths pacifism and just war mythic exceptionism

mytys unproved, accepted uncritically
myth used to promote wars because we are the good guts

realism morality does not apply to war
pacifism
just war

realism expediency not morality

pacifidm love thy enemy
total paficism
nonviolent resistance

just war
abraham
moses
joshua
jephtha
samson
early purpitraters of early just war that christians lookd to for guidance



more aand more morally sensitive

father required to protect children/monarch has autjority to protect people and peace
right intention/fight for justice not glory

just war priciples
jus ad bellum
just cause
ight intention
legitimate authority
last resort
probability of success

jus in bello
discrimination/just warrior only targets that deserve
no intrinsically evil
adhere to war convention

how to define war
war is actual intentional and wide spread armed conflict
1gen firing lines
2movving and mechanized
3 blitz behind enemy lines
4decentalized battles

just war for gods will monarchy
victory?
can we win morally?

american exceptionalism
we fite just wars
we are good guys

ww2 paradigm for just war
nazis and japs agressed
massive atrocities

pearl harbor out of the blue?

did we fight ww2 justly?
we firebombed and nuked

hope?
no war with between democracys
democratic people will fight justly

if we turn everyone democratic we won't have to fight anyone/wjich is why we fight
is military only way to do this?

problem with just cause
wmd
humanitarian

problem with right intention
what are our intentions

problem with probable success
r these wars successful
when will we win

problems w/proportionality
fallible and uncertain judgement
proper authoriity

problem of discrimination
whose fault that civies die

problem of intrinsically evil means


democratic engagenent
moral princibles
educated on futies of citixenship skepticism of leaders