Just War Tradition

A necessary punitive act watched by China, North Korea, Iran, and Russia.

A profoundly violent, sublimely beautiful film

In this episode we speak with Matt Gobush about the Obama doctrine, his foreign policy, and a concept Gobush calls “Moral Multilateralism”.

The First Marine Division’s paragon of virtue, Chesty Puller, upheld the standards of just warfighting and respect, if not love, of the enemy. We pray his progeny leading the defense of our nation today will do the same.

Much has been written on the types of “woundedness” warriors suffer in combat, including physical, mental, emotional, and even moral injury. However, the U.S. has failed to explore a warrior’s spiritual injury in combat and its debilitating, life-long effects (including for a warrior’s family).

Following Russia’s 2014 annexation of Crimea, the West has become fascinated with the term “hybrid warfare.” While the term appears to be relatively new, hybrid warfare itself is not a new strategy, nor is it a threat to be taken lightly.

75 years ago Reinhold Niebuhr rejoiced that America had finally resolved to do her duty

In the Christian view, the normative grounding from which the tradition of just war casuistry springs is the dominical command to love.

The visit to Pearl Harbor was, arguably, incomplete. Nevertheless, proves again the extraordinary.