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What Makes War "Okay" My entire perspective on government and politics has changed since I read a book by Howard Zinn, called Passionate Declarations, for a Political Science class. The book gives Zinn's views on a range of political subjects, such as economic class, free speech, and foreign policy. One chapter, called "Just and Unjust War," is particularly enlightening. It talks about whether there really is such a thing as a "just" war, and even claims that World War II may have been prevented through purely diplomatic means. This made me analyze our reasons for war in the first place. W...
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