Topic: what are good and bad reasons to go to war 4

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August 6th, 2004   Post 31
Bootboy82
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Good reason:

To defend your country if it is attacked by an hostile force


Bad reason:

Everything else...
 
August 6th, 2004   Post 32
cPFC/SAJROTC
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Good Reason:

Retaliatory Action against a direct attacker
To aid oppressed people after diplomacy has failed



Bad Reason:

False Information
Dated Information
Lack of Information
Bloodlust
Diplomacy has not been tried
Attacking a soverign nation without having full and complete intel and support from allies.


Examples:

Good Reason: Afghanistan, Somalia, Darfur (Sudan, potential future deployment), Tiawan

Bad Reason: Iraq, Vietnam
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August 7th, 2004   Post 33
Damien
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good: the nation being attacked committed an act of terrorism.
bad: "HE STARTED IT!"
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August 7th, 2004   Post 34
Eric
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Bad: Faulty intelligence!
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