I think one thing that has been over looked is the nature of our secular government here in the US. Our government is not established to engage in battle for the church, as most of the governments in the Middle Ages were. Thus, the government is to act in the interest of the people as a whole and should commit troops against those aggressors who constitute a threat against the US as a whole. In actuality, Christian Just War theory really has no bearing upon any action the US government should or must take. Granted, the persecutions in Nigeria and the Sudan are grevious evil against God's people, but neither country is a threat to the national security of the US as a secular government, so it is inappropriate for anyone to suggest that the US is acting unjustly by taking a minimal stance against these type of situations.

Fred

"Ah, sitting - the great leveler of men. From the mightest of pharaohs to the lowest of peasants, who doesn't enjoy a good sit?" M. Burns