Defining a Just War

Ladies and Gentlemen, Stephen from Way Down in Kosovo puts up another great essay in his continuing lessons on history. Especially important is this essay “Thinking Man's Rant: Law, Morality and Warfare” it is a must read. There is even a pop quiz interjected into the essay but be careful, if you answer wrong you just might get to see this first hand:

Hint: if you answer United States of America, go out and play in the traffic right now. If you answer "The Empire", please leave your name and address, and after I get done with this deployment I will come to your house and beat you silly with your own "Code Pink" protest sign, then mock your sad lack of secondary sexual development in front of teenagers.

Humor aside, the poignant essay is one that cuts through the rhetoric and defines finally for everyone why Iraq is a Just War.