War
What is a good reason for going to war? Does war solve problems? When one country takes over another but most of the people die, is it still a victory? Why do we still embrace this barbaric practice? Is there a better way? There are terabytes worth of data out there from philosophers about how great war is and how much war sucks. However, I have not looked at any of it. None of it is relevant to the wars of today. Since I live in today’s world this is where I focus. First of all, let me say I support our troops. I might not agree with what they are told to do, but anyone willing to put their life on the line to protect my country has my respect and support. That does bring up a good question though. What is a good reason to send people to kill and be killed? I don’t think there is one, at least not anymore. We live in a world today were we could send a missile half way across the world and hit a target the size of a quarter. Why are we killing armies of innocent people ju...