Comments on: Not Just Killing People and Breaking Things http://www.outbursts.org/2007/07/16/not-just-killing-people-and-breaking-things/ Apologia kai Polemikos Thu, 11 Mar 2010 00:08:57 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.2.1 By: Rex http://www.outbursts.org/2007/07/16/not-just-killing-people-and-breaking-things/#comment-66299 Rex Wed, 18 Jul 2007 15:02:25 +0000 http://www.outbursts.org/2007/07/16/not-just-killing-people-and-breaking-things/#comment-66299 <p>If you are saying that most of the American opposition to the war in Iraq has little to do with ethical concerns or compassionate concerns towards innocent by-standards in Iraq, I think I would have to agree with you. In my observation, it seems most of the opposition is because Americans see the war as a waste of tax payers money and a needless sacrifice of American military.</p> <p>However, I maintain that Christians (pacifist or just-war) should be in opposition to this war on the grounds that there is no justification based on the general consensus of what constitutes a just-war in Christian ethics. I also maintain, that if the US government is REALLY concerned about global justice (rather than self) then when the war is done, our government will spend the same amount of time, money, and military man power in the 3rd world building adequate irrigation systems, productive farms, housing, providing free medical treatment, etc... </p> <p>The question is, would Americans really approve such a plan? That might just show how compassionate Americans really are - or are not.</p> If you are saying that most of the American opposition to the war in Iraq has little to do with ethical concerns or compassionate concerns towards innocent by-standards in Iraq, I think I would have to agree with you. In my observation, it seems most of the opposition is because Americans see the war as a waste of tax payers money and a needless sacrifice of American military.

However, I maintain that Christians (pacifist or just-war) should be in opposition to this war on the grounds that there is no justification based on the general consensus of what constitutes a just-war in Christian ethics. I also maintain, that if the US government is REALLY concerned about global justice (rather than self) then when the war is done, our government will spend the same amount of time, money, and military man power in the 3rd world building adequate irrigation systems, productive farms, housing, providing free medical treatment, etc…

The question is, would Americans really approve such a plan? That might just show how compassionate Americans really are - or are not.

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