Should true followers of Yahushua go to war?

This item has long been overdue since I had one query on my blog last year about this very topic.  A good starting place is the following article - who can say it better than Origen in this case?

www.scrollpublishing.com/store/Origen-War.html

I have been reading many comments on other sites and it is all quite controversial and difficult to make a final decision about this one.  If America and England had not joined the Second World War where would it all have ended with regards to all the Jews in the world and what would have happened to all of us? (At the same time though, I must say that America themselves were shocked at how far they had to go with the nuclear bombing of Hiroshima etc. - the jury is still out about whether the invention of nuclear energy etc has been a good thing for humanity, look at the recent Japan disaster). A Christian can make a positive contribution in a war as well if they are Medics as they are allowed to treat all wounded from both sides.  All armies also have a Chaplain.

Perhaps it all boils down to making sure it is for the right motive? The Bible clearly states "Thou shalt not kill" and "He who lives by the sword dies by the sword".  At the same time though it says there is a time for peace and a time for war. If your motive is not pure however and you are going out of your way to enlist and kick the enemy's butt, with hatred in your heart, then you have lost your Christianity. But even if you are enlisted it is up to you to investigate fully the reasons behind the war and whether or not it fits in with Christian principles - if it is a war orchestrated for getting profits (arms deals, oil, political maneuvering for greater World power) then you cannot partake.  You are to refuse enlistment no matter what the punishment. If you find out while you are in it then get out at that point no matter what. Then truly repent.

The Second World War scenario was a tough one - Hitler wanted World dominion, what was to be done? We are not to hate, but then again, were we to let the whole World be taken over by a fanatic? Could it have been possible that YHUH would have turned the enemy on each other as he has done in the past in the Old Testament, thereby saving the rest of the World? We will never know as allied America and Britain stepped in.

Yahshua himself put it this way in Luke 3:14 "And the soldiers likewise demanded of him, saying, And what shall we do? And he said unto them, Do violence to no man, neither accuse any falsely; and be content with your wages."

I would love some input on this one...