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    It is not the case that If the Thebans are aggressors violating rights, fighting against them satisfies jus ad bellum criteria and cannot be condemned as evil.

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    • 1.Jus ad bellum requires legitimate authority and right intention; satisfying just cause alone doesn't guarantee moral permissibility overall.
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    • 2.Wars may satisfy jus ad bellum yet fail jus in bello or jus post bellum; fighting justly-caused wars can involve immoral methods or consequences.
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    • 3.Determining aggressor status requires impartial judgment; partisan claims about Theban violations may misrepresent complex historical causation.
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    • 1.Rights violations justify defensive force; Theban aggression creates legitimate self-defense necessity satisfying jus ad bellum.
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    • 2.Just war theory permits wars against unjust aggressors; if Thebans initiate wrongful harm, responding satisfies moral criteria.
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    • 3.Moral permissibility requires just cause; defensive wars against rights-violators possess just cause by definition.
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