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Here’s what Code Pink and Pope Leo get wrong about war

Nypost · · 692 words · By Rich Lowry
Geopolitical Realism Historical Determinism Just War Theory
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Loaded Language 80% confidence
Using words with strong emotional connotations to influence an audience.
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Thought-Terminating Cliché 70% confidence
Using a trite phrase to end debate ('it is what it is', 'agree to disagree').
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Oversimplification 60% confidence
Reducing a complex issue to a simplistic framing that distorts understanding.

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11 claims extracted and verified against multiple sources including cross-references, web search, and Wikipedia.

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““War does not solve problems,” the pontiff said in an Angelus address last year.”
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Two independent web sources (National Review and Coastal Courier) quote the exact phrase 'War does not solve problems' attributed to the pontiff in an Angelus address last year.
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web search NEUTRAL — pope,[158] in the sense of being the first born in the United States.[159][160][161] He is the second to be a native English speaker, after the English-born Adrian IV (r. 1154–1159), who would have sp…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pope_Leo_XIV
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web search NEUTRAL — “War does not solve problems,” the pontiff said in an Angelus address last year. “On the contrary, it amplifies them and causes deep wounds in the history of peoples — wounds that take generations to …
https://www.nationalreview.com/2026/04/yes-of-course-war-set…
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web search NEUTRAL — “War does not solve problems,” the pontiff said in an Angelus address last year.This problem, too, was solved by force and led to a lasting peace, although a very tense one during the Cold War.
https://coastalcourier.com/opinion/rich-lowry-yes-of-course-…
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“Constantine, who would become the first Christian emperor of Rome, won the Battle of Milvian Bridge in 312.”
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Wikipedia and World History Encyclopedia confirm Constantine won the Battle of the Milvian Bridge and became the Roman emperor, noting his conversion to Christianity.
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web search NEUTRAL — Constantine won the battle and started on the path that led him to end the Tetrarchy and become the sole ruler of the Roman Empire.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Battle_of_the_Milvian_Bridge
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web search NEUTRAL — Constantine did not support Christianity alone. After winning the Battle of the Milvian Bridge, he built the Arch of Constantine to celebrate, but the arch was decorated with pictures of sacrifices to…
https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Constantine_the_Great
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web search NEUTRAL — Constantine I (Flavius Valerius Constantinus) was Roman emperor from 306-337 CE and is known to history as Constantine the Great for his conversion to Christianity...His conversion was motivated in pa…
https://www.worldhistory.org/article/1737/constantines-conve…
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“Ferdinand and Isabella taking back Granada from its Muslim rulers in 1492”
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Wikipedia and New World Encyclopedia confirm that Ferdinand and Isabella completed the Reconquista by capturing Granada from Muslim rulers in 1492.
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web search NEUTRAL — By 1492, Ferdinand and Isabella had won the Battle of Granada and completed the Catholic Reconquista of the Iberian Peninsula from Islamic forces. However, the Jewish population emerged from the campa…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alhambra_Decree
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web search NEUTRAL — Granada captured by Christian forces Annexation of last Muslim state in Iberia.The Battle of Granada was a siege of the city of Granada. It was fought for several months and ended in the surrender of …
https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Battle_of_Granada
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web search NEUTRAL — Granada's forces were led by Sultan Boabdil. This relatively small campaign was of momentous consequences as Granada, was the last outpost of Moorish rule in Spain and its fall brought to an end 780 y…
https://www.newworldencyclopedia.org/entry/Fall_of_Granada
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“the Holy Roman Emperor defeating the Ottoman besiegers of Vienna in 1683.”
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No evidence was provided in the search results for this specific claim.
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“the Allies finally solved this problem in the War of the Seventh Coalition.”
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Wikipedia and other educational sources confirm the Seventh Coalition defeated Napoleon at the Battle of Waterloo in 1815.
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web search NEUTRAL — The allies formed the Seventh Coalition, which defeated him at Waterloo in June 1815 and exiled him to the island of Saint Helena, where he died six years later in 1821.[37].Unlike its many coalition …
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Napoleonic_Wars
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web search NEUTRAL — Key Points. At the Congress of Vienna, the Great Powers of Europe – Austria, Great Britain, Prussia, and Russia – and their allies declared Napoleon an outlaw and with the signing of this declaration …
https://courses.lumenlearning.com/suny-hccc-worldhistory2/ch…
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web search NEUTRAL — After forming the Seventh Coalition, the allies defeated him at Waterloo in June 1815 and exiled him to the island of Saint Helena, where he died six years later. The Congress of Vienna redrew the bor…
https://byjus.com/free-ias-prep/napoleonic-wars/
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“The ensuing diplomatic settlement at the Congress of Vienna forged a peace that lasted nearly a century, but wouldn’t have been possible without victory at Waterloo.”
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Wikipedia and AP World History sources confirm the Congress of Vienna aimed to create a lasting peace (the 'Long Peace') following Napoleon's defeat at Waterloo.
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web search NEUTRAL — For other uses, see Congress of Vienna (disambiguation). "Vienna peace congress" redirects here.The immediate background was Napoleonic France's defeat and surrender in May 1814, which brought an end …
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Congress_of_Vienna
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web search NEUTRAL — The agreements made at the Congress of Vienna contributed to nearly a century of relative peace in Europe known as the 'Long Peace' until rising nationalist sentiments began to challenge this order.
https://fiveable.me/key-terms/ap-world/congress-of-vienna
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web search NEUTRAL — Following Napoleon Bonaparte’s defeat at the Battle of Waterloo in 1825, the Congress of Vienna aimed to draw a new map of Europe.
https://thecollector-frontend-nextjs-git-master-thecollector…
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“In the early 20th century, Europe had a Hitler problem — a fanatical, race-obsessed militarist who wanted his Third Reich to dominate Europe. This problem, too, was solved by force”
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Wikipedia and other sources confirm Hitler's role as leader of the Third Reich and the subsequent military defeat of Nazi Germany in the early 20th century.
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web search NEUTRAL — The Third Reich,[l] meaning "Third Realm" or "Third Empire", referred to the Nazi claim that Nazi Germany was the successor to the Holy Roman Empire (800–1806) and the German Empire (1871–1918).
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nazi_Germany
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web search NEUTRAL — Early Life. Adolf Hitler was born on April 20, 1889, in Braunau am Inn, a small Austrian town near the Austro-German frontier. After his father, Alois, retired as a state customs official, young Adolf…
https://www.history.com/articles/adolf-hitler
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web search NEUTRAL — Take a look at the life and impact of Adolf Hitler, who as leader of the Third Reich orchestrated the the death of 6 million Jews, in this video.#HISTORYExpl...
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6XnsYZxH2nI
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“The American cause... depended on prevailing in a grinding, eight-year war.”
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History.com explicitly states that the American Revolution came to a close after 'eight long years'.
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web search NEUTRAL — Although the United States has formally declared war only five times and these declarations cover a total of 11 separate instances against specific nations, there are currently 200 non-colonial milita…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lists_of_wars_involving_the_Un…
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web search NEUTRAL — Causes of the Revolutionary War. American Revolution History.At the same time, Britain signed separate peace treaties with France and Spain (which had entered the conflict in 1779), bringing the Ameri…
https://www.history.com/articles/american-revolution-history
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web search NEUTRAL — The American Revolutionary War (1775-1783), or the American War of Independence, was a conflict between Great Britain and its 13 North American colonies, who declared independence as the United States…
https://www.worldhistory.org/American_Revolutionary_War/
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“the United States... prevailed in the Civil War, an appallingly bloody conflict that extinguished American slavery”
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“the Roman destruction of Carthage in the Third Punic War”
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“Russia invaded Ukraine in 2022”
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