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'War, by its very nature, is an act that is a display of horror, violence, terror, suffering and most of all demise (William Einwechter, 2004). moreover the question is, can the engagement of a nation in a contend be considered just? What exactly is a just war? By definition, a just war is a conflict that is engaged by two nations with a fixed set of rules for combat ( network Encyclopedia of Philosophy, 2006). But this exception applies if the two combatants possess similar traits (Philiosophy, 2006). In the Christian perspective, war, or the engagement in it, is restrain by certain qualifications to make the war innocent of sin (Einwechter, 2004). theology Himself has depicted Himself as a warrior, waging wars on the un estimableeous (Einwechter, 2004). It would be understood that if warfare is inherently evil, thusly warfare would not be a correct and accurate depiction of Gods character (Einwechter, 2004). And second, God directly ordered his people to engage in war, to an nihilate affrights to their country and people (Einwechter, 2004). But to break dance get a grasp of war, we must embroil in the two views that are inherent in the decision to see if a war is right or wrong.The pacifist belief holds that all war or the engagement in war is inherently wrong, while the realist belief states that in war, all is somewhat and right (John Buell, 2002). But the concept of engaging in war cannot be deduced to the superiority of one companionship over the other in terms of soldiers might (Paul Ramsey, 2002). To Christians, what is made as the case for declaring a war unjust is when the commandment against killing is viewed in a legalistic manner, precluding all other interpretations (Ramsey, 2002).The war on terrorism cannot be viewed therefore as a just and correct conflict (Dale Snauwaert, 2002). Terrorism is not an identifiable enemy, just as what God commanded in the ordering of wars against certain and specific people (Einwechter, 2004). As Presid ent bush-leagues statement attests, the war is on terrorism, not on a single threat of a nation or alliance (Snauwaert, 2002). The Presidents â€Å"war” is not with a terrorist nation, but an ideology, a strategy (Snauwaert, 2002). Secondly, in the Bush war, the threat is not imminent (Snauwaert, 2002).It is what the political science calls â€Å"pre-emptive action”, an attack against a perceived, not an actual, threat (Snauwaert, 2002). The mandate for the use of violence, such as in engaging in war, is the prevention of violence, not the unfold of it (David Nils Gyllenhaal). Citing from law enforce playment, if a criminal will do more harm if he is not killed, then the actions in war is to stop the incidence of a nations actions in spreading its violence, and that will take force to accomplish (Gyllenhaal).ReferencesBuell, J. (2002). full war theory and the wars of the twentieth century. Retrieved September 24, 2008, from http://www. yale. edu/ynhti/curriculum/uni ts/2002/3/02. 03. 01. x. html Einwechter, W. (2004). A Christain Perspective on just war. Retrieved September 24, 2008, from http://www. visionforumministries. org/issues/ballot_ stripe/a_christian_perspective_on_jus. aspx Gyllenhaal, D. (n. d. ). Just war theory: a virgin church perspective. Retrieved September 24, 2008, from http://www.newphilosophyonline. org/journal/data/111a/Gyllenhaal_Article†New_Philosophy_January-June_2008. pdf. Ramsey, P. (2002). The Just War: Force and Political Responsibilty. Maryland: Rowman and Littlefield 2002 Snauwaert, D. T. (2002). The Bush doctrine and just war theory. Retrieved September 24, 2008, from http://www. trinstitute. org/ojpcr/6_1snau. pdf. The Internet Encyclopedia of Philosophy. (2006). Just war theory. Retrieved September 24, 2008, from http://www. iep. utm. edu/j/justwar. htm\r\n'