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The Pros And Cons Of The Crusades

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During the Middle Ages, the Crusades were seen as "just" wars. In reality they were ethnocentric hate filled conquests that aimed to wipe the Arab race off the face of the earth. During the time they were just because they were for for the "glory of God," but in reality it wasn't a Holy war, it was a blood sport. That being said, in the modern era "just" wars are a necessity in this inherently unfair geopolitical landscape. The little guy has to be protected.
My main defense for "just" wars is rooted in what the international community has failed to do instead of what they have done. For example, major world powers failed to protect the Tutsi ethnicity during the Rwandan Genocide during the 1990s. This was a catastrophe that was widely reported
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