>>As a pacifist, you have a moral right to refuse to take part in violence. But others equally have a moral right to go to war, provided the conditions of "just war" (jus ad bellum) apply. These are: having just cause, being declared by a proper authority, possessing right intention, having a reasonable chance of success, and the end being proportional to the means.<<
I was intrigued to see that 'having a reasonable chance of success' is one of the conditions of a 'just war'. My question is: if all the other conditions were in place and if, in contrast, one's military forces had an *unreasonable* chance of success, would this make it an *unjust war*, and would the failure to go to war in this circumstance be cowardly and immoral or merely pragmatic? mike in barcelona NPIMH Country Joe McDonald. Feel like I'm fixin' to die rag.
