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When was the last time America fought for a righteous cause?

Posted on 5/16/23 at 3:20 pm
Posted by Masterag
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Posted on 5/16/23 at 3:20 pm
WWII?

I honestly don’t know. I used to believe Iraq and Afghanistan were, but no longer. Gulf? Korea? Vietnam?

To what degree does it delegitimize us as a country that purports to be a force for moral good?
Posted by TxRan2020
Texas
Member since May 2020
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Posted on 5/16/23 at 3:21 pm to
1776?
Posted by TygerTyger
Houston
Member since Oct 2010
10754 posts
Posted on 5/16/23 at 3:22 pm to
Very few wars are completely “just” but for the attack on Pearl Harbor and the concentration camps alone, we fought a just war.

Since then, I’m afraid to say, probably none.
Posted by gymtiger89
Member since May 2023
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Posted on 5/16/23 at 3:24 pm to
Here's the thing that gets me. The Soviet Union invaded Poland at the same time as Nazi Germany. But Britain and France only declared war on Germany. If the reason for WW2 was protecting countries from unprovoked invasion, why not declare war on the Soviet Union as well?
Posted by SirWinston
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Posted on 5/16/23 at 3:24 pm to
Probably Civil War
Posted by VolcanicTiger
Member since Apr 2022
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Posted on 5/16/23 at 3:25 pm to
Fighting Communism is righteous, what does that say about VN?
Posted by Kafka
I am the moral conscience of TD
Member since Jul 2007
154505 posts
Posted on 5/16/23 at 3:25 pm to
I'm willing to march into hell for a heavenly cause













And I'll fight for the righteous brothers
Posted by StrongOffer
Member since Sep 2020
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Posted on 5/16/23 at 3:27 pm to
Why were Korea and Vietnam not "just"? I think we went into Vietnam without an end game or exit strategy, but I believe we went in for noble reasons.
Posted by m2pro
Member since Nov 2008
29729 posts
Posted on 5/16/23 at 3:29 pm to
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WWII


That was a false flag, imo. The bad guys ultimately also won in ww2. WW1 is the answer, at least I think.

Was Hitler a greater evil individual that should have been brought to heel than any one else in ww2? Sure. There was no hope for Nazi-ism to spread in the long run.

But what DID spread? Who DID win ww2?
Posted by texas tortilla
houston
Member since Dec 2015
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Posted on 5/16/23 at 3:30 pm to
the ALAMO
Posted by SCLibertarian
Conway, South Carolina
Member since Aug 2013
41043 posts
Posted on 5/16/23 at 3:31 pm to
The Soviets were worse than the Nazis.
Posted by SOSFAN
Blythewood
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Posted on 5/16/23 at 3:32 pm to
1812
Posted by Hennigan
Member since Jan 2020
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Posted on 5/16/23 at 3:33 pm to
Hell, who knows? A long time for sure.
Posted by burger bearcat
Member since Oct 2020
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Posted on 5/16/23 at 3:33 pm to
1812 was the last legitimate war that comes to mind. WW2 is questionable the more I learn, because of the way we allied with the Soviets and Chinese.
Posted by Masterag
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Member since Sep 2014
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Posted on 5/16/23 at 3:34 pm to
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Fighting Communism is righteous, what does that say about VN?


According to you. Who are you to tell someone they can’t be communist? VN was definitely not righteous IMO. It was fought under the guise of a moral panic.
Posted by Kafka
I am the moral conscience of TD
Member since Jul 2007
154505 posts
Posted on 5/16/23 at 3:34 pm to
quote:

Why were Korea and Vietnam not "just"? I think we went into Vietnam without an end game or exit strategy, but I believe we went in for noble reasons.
Posted by Jack Carter
Member since Sep 2018
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Posted on 5/16/23 at 3:34 pm to
quote:

If the reason for WW2 was protecting countries from unprovoked invasion


Posted by Masterag
'Round Dallas
Member since Sep 2014
20074 posts
Posted on 5/16/23 at 3:36 pm to
quote:

why not declare war on the Soviet Union as well?


Because you’re forcing the two most dangerous regimes in the world to become allies.
Posted by StrongOffer
Member since Sep 2020
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Posted on 5/16/23 at 3:37 pm to
quote:

WW2 is questionable the more I learn, because of the way we allied with the Soviets and Chinese.
The alternative was allying with Hitler, Mussolini, and Hirohito.

Edit: And China wasn't a threat until Clinton gave them the keys to challenge us.
This post was edited on 5/16/23 at 3:39 pm
Posted by SCLibertarian
Conway, South Carolina
Member since Aug 2013
41043 posts
Posted on 5/16/23 at 3:37 pm to
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The alternative was allying with Hitler, Mussolini, and Hirohito.

Their body count combined was a fraction of just Stalin or Mao.
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