@whodeysaid As I look back at the loss of life in Vietnam with the seemingly zero good that caem from it, I tend to think it was not just and not worth it.
But when I think about the Korean war, which was much like the Vietnam war, and I see how prosperous and free South Korea is compared to the misery of North Korea, I take pause in trying to decide if that war was just as just and perhaps worth it.
It's a toughy.
The U.S. killed an extraordinary number of civilians in Korea, Vietnam, Laos and Cambodia. Does the "Just War" designation cover that?
@fmfsaid The U.S. killed an extraordinary number of civilians in Korea, Vietnam, Laos and Cambodia. Does the "Just War" designation cover that?
Compare that to how many have died under their communist captors.
How would we even know how many have been killed?
All we know is, they live under a tremendous amount of fear and oppression and there is seemingly no end to it. I believe that is what they call hell on earth.
@whodeysaid Compare that to how many have died under their communist captors.
How would we even know how many have been killed?
I am aware of all that. And I am not asking you to compare anything. Nor am I seeking a debate about communists. You are an American Christian and I am asking you does the "Just War" designation cover, in your mind, the extraordinary number of civilians in Korea, Vietnam, Laos and Cambodia that were killed by the U.S military?
@fmfsaid I am aware of all that. And I am not asking you to compare anything. Nor am I seeking a debate about communists. You are an American Christian and I am asking you does the "Just War" designation cover, in your mind, the extraordinary number of civilians in Korea, Vietnam, Laos and Cambodia that were killed by the U.S military?
It is something I struggle with. IF the number of people you save far surpass those who were killed, was it worth it?