>No country has a "right" to wage war on another,
> although sometimes the people of one nation will be made better off if
their
> government is toppled from the outside. Can't see that happening in the
US.
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I think that's an interesting answer: Don't judge a war by whether it's
"just" in the abstract, but rather by its consequences for the population.
So what if the US war in Afghanistan turns out to be a disaster for the Afghan population? Replacing a stable, repressive regime with chaotic warlordism. Tens of thousands die. Would that make the USG worse than Al-Qaeda?
Seth