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this is an interesting question, and one that i've been thinking about a lot in the past few months...
though i haven't come to a general conclusion, i think it's important to first realize that in our globally connected society there are few international issues that do not effect the rest of the world in some way. so even though there are certainly moral considerations to make, there is almost always a practical and objective measure to each situation... elements of both starry-eyed ideology and cynical realpolitik.
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If you will not fight when your victory will be sure and not too costly, you may come to the moment when you will have to fight with all the odds against you and only a precarious chance for survival. There may even be a worse case. You may have to fight when there is no hope of victory, because it is better to perish than to live as slaves.
~ Winston Churchill
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