Just War Theory And The 12-Day War
I've looked at two commentators who've tried to apply just war theory to the 12-day war just finished, Bp Joseph Strickland ( here ) and the neo-Thomist philosopher Edward Feser ( here and here ). Both have since responded to the US bombing of Iran's nuclear sites and the cease fire. I think both have the same problem, Trump's strategy was simply not what they anticipated, and he achieved his ends before anyone could say much of anything. In this YouTube , Bp Strickland acknowledges the bombing, but while he says it's a consequence of sin (isn't the Catholic Church as well?), he has little else to say beyond noting that Pope Leo XIV hasn't yet reversed any of Francis's policies or appointments. This strikes me as wanting just to change the subject and move on. Edwared Feser goes on at greater length in a post, Preventive war and the U.S. attack on Iran . His original argument, like Strickland's, anticipated things that Trump didn't do. La...