Why do we believe that fighting a war will invoke peace?
140802
why do "WE", Um I think its more like why do "YOU". because "I" dont believe that. we aren't there to fight a war, we are there to make peace and contain the moronic fruit cakes over there from fighting. we are the peace keeprs not the fighters, if we are under combat yes we will fight back i mean after all would you want someone shooting at you? if I had to be there and I had a gun and someone was shooting or bombing me, darn skippy I would fight back. but again back to your question I dont believe that "WE" think that, only "you" do.
1082298
all war is rooted in religious beliefs, masked by political agenda. people feel justified in killing because they believe that God is on their side, and not the other. this is an egoic belief. the truth is God is on all our sides and demonstrates this with free will. we are allowed to create whatever it is that we choose. even physical death. the purpose of this never ending game is evolution, to grow to re-member who we really are- individuations of Divinity. as we awaken our consciousness, more and more people will choose peace, and the suffering will cease. it starts with you. \nbe the change you want to see in the world. ~Ghandi
1058169
World peace is such a beautiful idea, isn't it? I would really love for everyone to be able to get along. However, realistically speaking, that just isn't how things are. Wars have existed since the beginning of times, and I'm sure will continue throughout the end of times. The reason being is because there are more greedy, selfish, hateful SOBs out in the world than there are loving people. Everyone always wants to be right, and many will to go whatever lengths to try to prove it. \nIt's a sad and cruel world.
638134
Its' just that not everyone realizes it. Even if you want peace, the other person may not have the intelligence/ understanding... and when someone bad is out to destroy you... for the sake of mankind and good one has to fight.
539825
Yeah,sweet dreams you wonderful man.I don't think it is possible to wish for a total peace.I think that it is possible to wish for a balance between good and bad,and we should all be tankful if there is balance.
63498
Well, peace is always good since it prevents the unecessary death of others.  War would be good if you run a major corporation and can profit off it.
635172
Well, I guess in a way if youre fighting war than that means youre starting a war against war, which means you are already contradicting yourself. The point im trying to make is it doesnt really matter what context it is in, it takes a war to start yet another.\n\nI applaud you for asking this question, but I am a lil confused as to why you did it since your ideology seems so thrown together and a little clumsy.\n\nI dont believe evil has a face. Its only a word we've constructed to seperate each other. But even if it did, are you saying that war exists because of "evil"? If thats true, than why do you feel that saying "war is wrong" is any different than saying that it is necessary?\n\nO i get it, we call that atitude nihilism - a belief that there is no point in caring because to care would mean that you think it is possible to change. But dont you think that in already saying it is impossible to change than you have already disqualified yourself from ever changing anything in the first place? \nDoesnt that whole idea go back to the "takes a war to start one" thing?
42925
The United States is one country that supports peace. That's why we're trying so hard to end a war that someone started against us.
555842
WHY:  War is the result of a disagreement.  What makes it so powerful is that all reasoning and compasion are thrown to the side until the winner totally dominates the loser.\n\nTYPES: There are Economic, Social, and all out terror.\n\nWHY WAR IN THE FIRST PLACE:  People refuse to accept the Truth on all matters.  When both sides of a disagreement refuse to see Truth, all reasoning is lost and the parties feel the only way to resolve a conflict is to destroy the other.
196639
Wars happen for two reasons.\n\n1. To expand power.\n2. To protect existing power.\n\nAny other reasons given are what we tell ourselves to make us feel better.
799092
We win the wars but lose the peace. Our military is the best on earth but trying to win a guerrilla conflict that has the backing of it's people is like an Olympic swimmer trying to swim up a waterfall, just can't be done
1044409
Because we don't actually fight, we try to stop everyone else from fighting.  That will never work!\n\nOh, and the UN would not be happy with is if we did what it would take to actually win a war.
422688
two or more groups who disagree with each other soo much that they send their citizens to kill each other over the disagreement. \nwar can be physical, like fighting/combat, or psychological, propaganda against the 'enemy' or instilling fear(think the Cold War) into the public.\n\nHow can you know peace without war, the opposite must be known to appreciate the other.
400628
War starts because of power. Someone has it and someone else wants it. Also religion is a major cause of war. I think that if there was no religion we would all be much better off.
623477
In no way war is life.We should take all the available step to avoid any sort of war.b'cozwar is cause of immense destruction.But when war becomes inevitable then we should not  take a back seat and come up to protect our right.
1176064
It's true, it's DAMN true. You can fight for peace, but only if there is no peace to begin with. If they were fighting in Danfur to get rid of the Janjaweed, then I'd think to consider it fighting for peace. But this war, I don't agree with.\n\nEDIT:\nIt's a shame that so many people (including Turbowedgie) want to compare this to the Great War. Let's use realistic lingo, such as "Don't you think we would have won Nam if it hadn't been for those un-American jackasses that wanted us out? What's another life or two? Just keep on napalmin' and they'd surrender, eventually."
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War is simply organized aggression. Aggression is the result of people making choices. People are sinners by virtue of the gift of free-will. As long as there are people, there will be war-aggression-sin.