President Obama, the Afghan war escalator, received the Nobel Peace Prize in Oslo, Norway, and proceeded to deliver his acceptance speech outlining the three criteria for a “just war” which he himself is violating.
The criteria are in this words: “If it is waged as a last resort or in self-defense; if the force used is proportional; and if, whenever possible, civilians are spared from violence.”
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Obama’s ‘Just War’ Or A War Of Aggression
The criteria are in this words: “If it is waged as a last resort or in self-defense; if the force used is proportional; and if, whenever possible, civilians are spared from violence.”
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Tags: Afghan war escalator, Afghanistan, Al Qaeda, Congressman Conyers, costs of war, Nobel Peace Prize speech, Pashtuns, President Obama, Ralph Nader, Who are the Taliban?
This entry was posted on December 12, 2009 at 3:59 pm and is filed under Afghanistan, Commentary, Human rights, President Barack Obama, Uncategorized, US policy, USA, war, warmongers. You can follow any responses to this entry through the RSS 2.0 feed. You can leave a response, or trackback from your own site.