[lbo-talk] Walzer (dialectically) explains why Israel's attacks are just

Mike Ballard swillsqueal at yahoo.com.au
Wed Jul 19 17:25:26 PDT 2006


Doug posted this piece penned by Michael Walzer is a contributing editor at The New Republic part of which is quoted below:

So, what can Israel do? It is an important principle of just war theory that justice, though it rules out many ways of fighting, cannot rule out fighting itself--since fighting is sometimes morally and politically necessary. (end quote) ******************************************************************* Is this about, just having a war? Is it about an attempt to drive a wedge between Sunni States and Shia States? A puppet government for the Israelis ruling class, perhaps? The U.S. got its bourgeois democracy in Lebanon.

Chomsky discussing "just war" theory with West Point Cadets: http://happystiletto.blogspot.com/2006/06/uncle-noam-goes-to-west-point-and-wows.html

Regards, Mike B)

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