Sometimes, a war saves people.
José Ramos-HortaTags: war pacifism humanitarian-intervention humanitarianism
As a Nobel Peace laureate, I, like most people, agonize over the use of force. But when it comes to rescuing an innocent people from tyranny or genocide, I've never questioned the justification for resorting to force. That's why I supported Vietnam's 1978 invasion of Cambodia, which ended Pol Pot's regime, and Tanzania's invasion of Uganda in 1979, to oust Idi Amin. In both cases, those countries acted without U.N. or international approval—and in both cases they were right to do so.
José Ramos-HortaTags: peace war tyranny united-states genocide iraq pacifism iraq-war 2004 vietnam nobel-peace-prize united-nations international-law tanzania 1978 cambodia cambodian-vietnamese-war idi-amin khmer-rouge pol-pot uganda uganda-tanzania-war
More courage is required to forgive than is required to take up arms.
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