Is War Necessary?
Is war necessary? This question divides people. There are reasons to support both sides of the issue. War is seen by most as a measure that should only be used if there is no other alternative. Some would argue that war should be an offensive strategy because if we perceive a country as a threat, we should be able fight them. And the others point out that war should never be used. Only diplomatic resolutions should be used. But no matter what opinion one may have on the issue, it seems that war is inevitable is our world. Throughout the history of the human race, we have been at conflict with each other because of our differences and failure to cooperate with each other.
Is war ever justified? I would argue yes. Take the Iraq War for example. Saddam Hussein was a mass murderer who was responsible for the deaths of thousands of his own people. He tried to attain chemicals to make deadly weapons and failed to listen to the United Nations. The only alternative in this situation was to take him out of power. Even though this is a controversial issue, it seems that no matter what anyone says, war will happen and we have to realize that.
Let us look at the reality of the situation. Why is war evil? It kills people and destroys nations. Why is war good? It gives us a positive outlook on the future and allows us to be able to look over our mistakes. The human race has been embroiled in conflict since our first days, but the wars of the world have made us a stronger people and that is undeniable.
uhm… war is not neccessary if you can make a peaceful compromise. If you can’t reach an agreement, i see no reason to kill millions of people and destroy their homes just ‘cuz no side gets what it is they want… maybe if we lived simpler lives, there would be no need for disputes or fights…
war is neccisary if millions of people die cuz of a terrorist act.
there will always be a war weather justified or not unless one person rules the world like a dictator ship but even then there will always be another war because it is in our nature as human beings and there will always be other beliefs from our own which is why a lot wars started
@JDK
Have you ever considered that maybe perhaps Al Qaeda weren’t the only ones ‘in’ on the tower going down? There was a lawsuit by a woman who walked out the hole in the pentagon after it was hit. Her suit was thrown out of court by a judge who was related to the defendants…
@Jazz
i agree.war is the result of money power and not only that but peace as well, yes i agree that there should be peace, unnesesary , but we cant just say lets make a peaceful compremise i mean let’s face it if the world were like that then WW1 and WW2 would never have existed. Due to war America is the super power of today and yet how was that accomplished was through the wars for oil. this was an unnessary indeed it was purely for money, not a search for weapons of “mass destruction”. bt sadly war is also nessesary in order to defend your country from other like whats happening in Libia the revolutioneries are right and in order to bring The monster who rules their country i think then it is nessesary
I think that war is sometimes necessary. Only in the case that you defend yourself, the alternative of not fighting would be worse (WW2), or you are saving an ally. The Iraq war though was over false pretenses and I feel we should have pulled out and have sent less people in the first place.
@war for peace
America is bull, your fighting fights that are pointless you spend way to much on your defense sector. WW1 and WW2. Canada prevailed war is stupid. but it has to happen.
@Jazz
you are right Jazz the war isn’t necessary at all no buts or ands