Understanding the Theory of 'Just War'

The concept of “just war” dates way back to the inception of war itself. The just war theory was often brought up in wars for the consideration of innocent people who were not involved in the war. It was a way of keeping people from going beyond the limits that were set up for any particular war. We see this theory take place in the Bible where there is a moral stance that takes place for ethical reasoning. We too see this theory of just war take place within our government and from the higher powers around the world, with the invention of the atomic bomb. At any given time, a leader of any army could release the most destructive weapon available to them such as the atomic bomb. This has yet to happen because of the moral code that we have set in place. This is a form of what we call “just war.” We
That is the moral idea behind just war. Many people like me believe that this example of war was “just” because of the right intention to go to war and the intention of not to kill those who were innocent. Moreover, the idea of just war is split up into two different moral positions. One of these positions is called “jus ad bellum”, which is the right to go to war, and the other is “jus in bello”, which means the right to conduct in war. These two ideas ask questions such as, are we going into these wars with the right intentions, are we putting innocent people’s lives in danger, and possibly the most important question of them all, is war the last resort? Most military groups go into war with the sole purpose of winning the war with the least amount of damage possible. This game plan usually changes once the war has started. You can see this in almost any war the United States has been involved in. They go from winning the war with the least damage possible, to winning the war by any means necessary. One of the main reasons for this