When leaders of two countries disagree, why go to war?  How does that solve it more than, say, arm-wrestling?
337574
The thing is that they aren't in any danger if they declare war. Older men declare war but's the youth who must fight and die. It would be great if the politicians kids could be put into wars so that wars would be less likely. They don't care the deaths won't personally effect.\n\nAnother thing is that for Joseph Stalin in World War 2, it was a whole lot easier to put a gun into the peoples hand instead of feeding them. Send them off to war and the problem is gone.
209643
Japan and Germany have a standing Army, Air Force, and Navy.\n\nThe idea is, if you can defend yourself, people are more willing to negotiate.\n\nIn EVERY CASE, where people laid down weapons, there was a massacre.  EVERY CASE.  \n\nYou may have a pure heart, but your enemies must also.
1055749
Apparently (all) our leaders lack the ability to find peaceful solutions, each for his own reasons. It is a shame when violence occurs and it would be nice to use alternatives to killing and war.
398504
War is when a country or a group of people within a country fight against one another with weapons. There are numerous reasons for war. Wars have been fought for independence, to expand land, because of disputes, to protect a country's independence and/or land, to gain resources, because of alliances, etc.
25156
Sorry Friend, The wars will never stop when there is a lot of greedy countries who are interested in exploiting others and powering others to kneel before them. But you can stop these wars just by one weapon. LOVE a great weapon which can ruin any power and make the power to kneel before the love. Even God said love your enemy as you love yourself \n\nBecause Love will change the minds of others and make them to love you. This is bloodless method to end the war.
258718
I think war is a very important part of our lives and especially the economy. The only reason for patriotism and the desire for peace comes from war, hate, and killing. The Second World War jolted America from the Great Depression of the 30's to the industrial wonders of the 40's and 50's. If there was no war, there would be no democracy because arguing is a verbal war, and pits brothers against one another. Some say the only way to have complete world peace is to be run under either a communist government or monarchy. But others would then get restless and brew up another war. As long as there is life, there can be no such thing as world peace, it is in all creatures nature to fight others either different or similar for survival and power. So there is really no reason for all the fuss about world peace. It isn't going to happen until all life is destoyed. The term pacifist then, according to nature, means "fool bent of the destucrtion of all life". Not exactly what they profess, is it?
484518
Not many times will you find me agreeing with you over something like this. \nBut some thing like this seems to have been put out before. Only thing i can see wrong with it. \nIs that you will always find that one side will never agree. \nno matter how good any solution is. \nMy idea would be to get all the coalition forces out of there. \nArm all sides Equally let them sort it out once and for all with NO outside help from ANY other country. \nLast group standing gets the Country. \nAnd the rest of the world accepts them no matter who has won.
508322
often these leaders are actually dictators who use fear and threat of violence to sustain their power over long periods of time. since the people of these countries are often poor, uneducated, etc. they have little means to fight back.
107249
It's all about fear.\nIf one kilss enought from the other one, in the end one with less power gives up. Still your question is verry interesting as long as we are grown all the way with the idea tha force and power (read it war) is not the way to solve problems.\n In the end has nothing to do with anything else except politics, economy and so called defense industry.As long as humanity continue to produce guns it is more than obviouslly that one day , those guns must be use and consumed for the simple fact that you can not deposit an whole industry for ever.\nSo war make peace because peoples makes guns.\nIt is stupid but as well, verry real.
820793
War is a last course of action to achieve a common goal after exhausting all other methods of negotiation, compromise, and/or conciliation. \n\nThere are those who think war is never an option because no one every truly wins, but I gave you a reason for it. :)
984522
hmm of course. in a war such as vietnam or korea the people fighting (mostly) were fighting for their beliefs. if you wont fight for them what will you fight for? each person believed that they were right and that their respective countrys would be a better place if they won the war.\nthe higher ups probably just wanted more power. inciting the pawns to fight.\nshould another country meddle in others affairs? no. should you interfior in the running of your neighbours house? lol again no. look at iraq. americans thought they were helping them, now its more dangous then ever.
335770
it's contradictory because violence is not the answer however it's ok to go to war!  Makes no sense!!!
807001
You are right about most of the world (or at least normal people in it) realizing that wars don't solve problems in the world. But I don't think the assholes in the White House are able to think about diplomacy or beyond the concept of "using the American power" for the benefit of "the American people".
695646
always that fear of civil war again. but as for disagreements, every country has them. can't make everybody happy. always the discontents. but this country has too much to offer, for it to break up. too many checks and balances.
1095189
Because there is no such thing as a Platonic Right or Wrong-- no idealized anything.  There's only what each of us believes to be right or wrong, and so we fight for or against these things in an attempt to fulfill some kind of purpose, and because violence is more effective than diplomacy.\n\nDuh, isn't it obvious?
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attack by UFO  (one enemy) or some BIG disaster (for people to support each other) otherwise people are just to vain and will not leave each other. (even then they will fight to last blood)\n\nIs this not funny that mostly the neighboring countries (brothers) etc fight with each other the most ?(OK, I am leaving the oil USA fight out of it)\n\nTo answer...  give power to women.
844764
No. If everyone stops being at war, & starts negotiating, we can reach peace.\n\nAlso, confrontation is not war. You can confront someone with a problem, & then you can work on fixing it. That, for me, is peace enough.