Um exemplo de "pacifista consciente":

Scott Ritter, chefe dos inspetores da ONU até 1998, quando renunciou acusando o governo Clinton de ser muito conivente com Saddam, em entrevista a Time:

It appeared to be a prison for children — toddlers up to pre-adolescents — whose only crime was to be the offspring of those who have spoken out politically against the regime of Saddam Hussein. It was a horrific scene. Actually I'm not going to describe what I saw there because what I saw was so horrible that it can be used by those who would want to promote war with Iraq, and right now I'm waging peace.

As crianças da prisão em questão foram libertadas hoje pelas tropas americanas...