Just War Theory: Is It Okay To Kill In War?

In the Just War Theory, there is a list of reasons when and why it is okay to go to war, and kill in war. I believe that it is okay to kill in war due to the fighting for your own survival, fighting for the protection of others and what is stated in the Bible. When in your home country, you are forced to see you people living in harmony and peace, or see them perish due to the fact that you cannot protect them. George Orwell has stated that, "Those who “abjure” violence can only do so because others are committing violence on their behalf." So, those who have never been to war and had to make the decision to protect their country and countrymen, do not know what it feels like to make this decision. An American soldier once stated that, “Sadly, this isn't a perfect world. In this word things are far from perfect. Everyday evil men perpetrate evil acts upon the innocent and the helpless. Every night an innocent lays awake in fear for their life and the lives of their loved ones.” He is forced to kill people to protect the lives of others, ungrateful people who do not even realize the decisions that he is having to make on their behalf, people who judge the soldiers and tell them that they are murders. The soldiers have to kill to protect the people of their country, so that they do not end up being attacked and murdered by people who …show more content…
During war you cannot just say “I give up” or that “I cannot not kill these people.” You made the decision to go into an area of war, to protect the people in your platoon and yourself. They have guns pointed at you, ready to kill you and you must aim your gun back and make the decision that your life is more important than theirs. During war it is soldier killing soldier, but you must stand up and make the decision that your morals and reasons for war is