By A. Preciado
War. It's something that can be caused by any simple little problem or a lifelong grudge. From the devastation of World War II to the insignificance of the Cold War through the current war in Iraq. But when one begins, it either lasts forever or is the latter, over in the blink of an eye. Yet even though it's almost always useless and causes unthinkable harm, our world's leaders still seem to think it's the way out of everything.
One of the U.S's most important laws is not to kill. Then why are we still in Iraq? Countless soldiers and Iraqi civilians are killed everyday. Is that not murder? Even though they are our "enemies" do they mean to tell me that the women and children of Iraq are any different from you and me? Even Iraqi soldiers are the same as we are. They're just fighting for what they believe. Call what they do sick and wrong; but hey, even our soldiers are not always the most merciful people in the world. Everyone has their good and bad sides, it's time some people open their eyes.
War sometimes reaches a point when the whole world becomes involved because of one single issue that would have never concerned them if it weren't for their allies' problems. They wouldn't even be fighting! It was never any of their business but because they made alliances, they're called to risk their lives in a fight not worth fighting. It's like a chain. Britain gets attacked so the U.S gets involved. U.S is bombed so Japan gets involved. And it goes on until the whole world is in a feud.
War really doesn't seem to have much of a point at all. If it does then the point of war would be to injure as many of your enemies as possible and try to prevent them to injure you. In a war, people seem to think that they're fighting for their country and some sort of honor. There is no honor in killing. Enemy soldier or helpless civilian, it's still a human soul you're taking. You'll still be cursed with the guilt of a lost life.
All in all, war is a brutal and horrible thing that should have never even started. The point of war is simply to kill and hurt others. It's completely pointless
War. It's something that can be caused by any simple little problem or a lifelong grudge. From the devastation of World War II to the insignificance of the Cold War through the current war in Iraq. But when one begins, it either lasts forever or is the latter, over in the blink of an eye. Yet even though it's almost always useless and causes unthinkable harm, our world's leaders still seem to think it's the way out of everything.
One of the U.S's most important laws is not to kill. Then why are we still in Iraq? Countless soldiers and Iraqi civilians are killed everyday. Is that not murder? Even though they are our "enemies" do they mean to tell me that the women and children of Iraq are any different from you and me? Even Iraqi soldiers are the same as we are. They're just fighting for what they believe. Call what they do sick and wrong; but hey, even our soldiers are not always the most merciful people in the world. Everyone has their good and bad sides, it's time some people open their eyes.
War sometimes reaches a point when the whole world becomes involved because of one single issue that would have never concerned them if it weren't for their allies' problems. They wouldn't even be fighting! It was never any of their business but because they made alliances, they're called to risk their lives in a fight not worth fighting. It's like a chain. Britain gets attacked so the U.S gets involved. U.S is bombed so Japan gets involved. And it goes on until the whole world is in a feud.
War really doesn't seem to have much of a point at all. If it does then the point of war would be to injure as many of your enemies as possible and try to prevent them to injure you. In a war, people seem to think that they're fighting for their country and some sort of honor. There is no honor in killing. Enemy soldier or helpless civilian, it's still a human soul you're taking. You'll still be cursed with the guilt of a lost life.
All in all, war is a brutal and horrible thing that should have never even started. The point of war is simply to kill and hurt others. It's completely pointless
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