Maryann Cusimano Love , Institute for Policy Research & Catholic Studies fellow and associate professor of politics, wrote an Aug. 29 article for The Huffington Post about Syria and Just War tradition.

From: Huffington Post Date: Aug. 29, 2013 Author: Maryann Cusimano Love

Over 1,300 Syrian civilians were killed in chemical weapons attacks last week, in what U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry called a "moral obscenity": "What we saw in Syria last week should shock the conscience of the world. It defies any code of morality... Make no mistake, President Obama believes there must be accountability for those who would use the world's most heinous weapons against the world's most vulnerable people."

To read the full article, click here .

For a Huffington Post video segment on the same topic, click here .