War Vs Just War

Since the beginning of human civilization, individuals, people of different tribes, and countries have been at war with each other. The term “war” is generally seen as extreme violence, social disruption, and economic disruption within a region (War 1). From the information gathered, it is shown that war continues to be a widespread problem between political communities. Hence the fact, warfare causes violence, social destruction, and disrupts economic growth within a region. However, there are good events that may come from war. During times of warfare, it gives people jobs, money to spend on to revive the economy, and lastly technological advancement. An example of that would be World War II when the United States began to intervene after the bombing of

Though many people do not believe that war is right for any occasion, there are those who believe in the “just war” principles. Just war is a principle where it “seeks to transform war and peace into moral questions, to move international relations beyond the ‘realist’ concept” (Just War 1). From a realist point of view, war is normal between civilizations if there are irreconcilable national interests or polices that threaten peace of the world. However, the views of “just war” supporters differs from realist supporters. Supporters for “just war” have the belief that war is justifiable if it helps limits the destruction of war in an area. According to the philosophies of natural law philosopher Thomas Aquinas, he believed that war had two criteria’s: the jus ad bellum and the jus in bello (Just War: Criteria for a “Just War” 1). The criteria for jus ad bellum describe the cause of war and jus in bello are the methods of combat. Furthermore Aquinas’s principles state that war should be used as a last resort if a conflict cannot be solved (Mosely: 2. The Jus Ad Bellum Convention 4). Even though war is used to ensure peace in the world, there are evils in war