Independence, Imperialism and Immigrants
by Tom Turnipseed, attorney, writer and political activist in Columbia, South Carolina

Was the American War for Independence morally justifiable? Is any war?

In my most recent essay on the Iraq War I used strong language to voice my opposition to that war. I believe it is wrong. I said that my opposition to war, indeed any war, is based on a belief that intentional killing for retribution, empire, or other noble and high sounding aspirations, such as establishing freedom and democracy in the world, is far out-weighed by war’s collateral damage to non-combatants like the innocent women and children who suffer and die as a consequence of war.


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