e conditions for a just war which includes immediate danger to the nation,
             force is necessary for adequate defense, and the force being used is proportional to the
             As the reader can see, there are many different views on what exactly classifies a
             war as just. However, these ideas are also very similar. How then, do these ideas relate to
             wars that were fought back in the times of the Bhagavad-Gita, the First Crusades, and the
             War on Terror that we are currently involved in? Surprisingly enough, the purposes
             behind the wars fought during these times are similar, yet also different then the
             purposes behind wars that are fault today, such as the War on Terrorism and the Persian
             Gulf War. In general, obtaining peace is a concept that can sum up what most would feel
             a just war is. But the ideas and beliefs reflected in the Bhagavad-Gita don't always reflect
             this concept. In the Bhagavad-Gita, for example, the god Krishna explains to Arjuna that
             fighting in the war against his kinsmen is a part of his duty. Arjuna is troubled because he
             is about to do battle against members of his own family. Krish
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