> We should expect a states' population (and army) to not support their country in waging unjust wars Not saying you are wrong or right, just wanted to point o

> We should expect a states' population (and army) to not support their country in waging unjust wars Not saying you are wrong or right, just wanted to point out that's not what happens in real life, or it has not happened for the last 100 or so years. The most famous example are the Germans and WW2, for better or for worse the war was popular among the German population until 1943 (maybe late-1942). That was definitely not a just war. The current Russian invasion of Ukraine is obviously seen in a good light by the majority of the Russian population. And, less dramatic for the West, but the Iraq war (also an unjust war) had a ~70% approval rate among the US public in May 2003. Wars tend to become unpopular only when defeat gets closer. There's also the famous exception (that kind of confirms the rule) of the Vietnam War, which probably did not have the support of the majority of the US population. I say "probably" because I haven't read that much about that war, nor was I alive back then, so maybe the famous "silent majority" that Nixon was talking about was also in support of the war, I wouldn't know.