Douglas Feith: *Imminence* is the Wrong Standard with Respect to Iran

[1] I know nothing about Just War Theory beyond what everybody knows. Jonny Quest knows more about it...but she's asleep...so she's no help.

[2] The imminence condition is the one that's most questionable in the case of Iran, obviously.

[3] Feith...well...do take the source of the argument into account...though the strength of his arguments is by far the more important thing.

[4] He argues: the right standard is (un)acceptable risk rather than imminent threat. 

   Well, could be. But we should be skeptical of new standards seemingly proposed ad hoc. But, again, this isn't my area and I know no more about it than anybody else. I have no doubt that the (un)acceptable risk standard has been debated before. Hell, it was probably part of the public debate re: Gulf War Episode II: The Phantom Menace... But I don't remember it.

Anyway, what's really relevant here is:  the link