#9 What is it good for?-Rachel Hart

I believe that war is unnecessary. Why should people be killing others in order to settle whatever dispute has arisen? Killing another person to solve any conflict in the United States is considered illegal and can be prosecuted for. However, when it comes to settling a foreign conflict, war and violence are typically a solution. Some governments, ours included, believe that it is right to plunge their countries into warfare against another country to settle an injustice against another. These governments in this situation feel that they are protecting the lesser man against the stronger country when they go to war. But is this any way to make a lasting change? Or does this simply cause a larger problem? If country A goes to war against country B as an action of protection for that country’s opposition (the lesser country that has been treated wrongly, country C), what is stopping country B from treating country A the same way? By involving themselves in a war against country B, Country A could be causing an even bigger problem not only for their country but for many other countries too. So the necessity for war may not be a real necessity. As we all learned in elementary school, violence is never the answer. If war equals violence, then war is never the answer either.