Just War Theory, Afghanistan, and Walzer

International Journal of Applied Philosophy 24 (1):1-7 (2010)
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In this short article I call into question the view that the current United States war in Afghanistan is a war of necessity. In this effort I am primarily engaged with the thought of the famous just war theorist Michael Walzer as it has developed from 1977 until 2009.

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0739098X

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10.5840/ijap20102411

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