I really can't believe some of what I've been reading here today.

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234. That's one way of looking at things.

Here's another:

Not all war is bad. Sometimes war can be fought for just reasons and using just means. It's incredibly simplistic and naive to say that all war is inherently evil. All but the most ardent of pacifists will use violence in their own self-defense. Likewise most pacifists I know would intervene if they saw somebody being attacked on the street.

Here's another:

If you unilaterally say that we will never use the military, it becomes a much less effective deterrent than if you say we will use the military under such conditions as demand it. There are some leaders who won't be deterred by a "pretty please don't do that". Assad turned over his chemical weapons pretty quickly when he realized there was the distinct possibility of actual military consequences. And yet we didn't actually have to go to war to get that result.