Perché una guerra possa essere considerata giusta, dice Jimmy Carter, deve soddisfare alcuni precisi criteri:
- The war can be waged only as a last resort, with all nonviolent options exhausted.
- The war’s weapons must discriminate between combatants and noncombatants.
- Its violence must be proportional to the injury we have suffered.
- The attackers must have legitimate authority sanctioned by the society they profess to represent.
- The peace it establishes must be a clear improvement over what exists.
Carter pensa che l’attacco all’Iraq non ne soddisfi neanche uno, e spiega il perché.