The US government says a lot of things, some of which are right, and some of which are wrong. The vast bureaucracy which, as you say, apparently wrote a report of the necessity of war back in the 1960s, has no moral authority. It was probably the RAND corporation, which did a lot of studies that argued for such things as a pre-emptive strike against the USSR. Insanity. I'd start your search there.
God used war quite regularly in the Bible to make a point. God gave us war, which although it should be avoided, still exists and is useful in some instances when there are not men of goodwill.
The US government says a lot of things, some of which are right, and some of which are wrong. The vast bureaucracy which, as you say, apparently wrote a report of the necessity of war back in the 1960s, has no moral authority. It was probably the RAND corporation, which did a lot of studies that argued for such things as a pre-emptive strike against the USSR. Insanity. I'd start your search there.
God used war quite regularly in the Bible to make a point. God gave us war, which although it should be avoided, still exists and is useful in some instances when there are not men of goodwill.