why is it war is the only way to reach peace, does anyone but me find that satirically ludicrous?
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I think everyone agrees that war is not solution to anything however our brain is so susceptible to external factors that we get carried way with momentary impulse and get to agree with wars. Otherwise history is witness it has never solved the problem. Though I remember one war which brought peace was Kalinga war (fought by one of the Indian King Ashoka who after war realized that all this destruction was useless and he left all violence after that and turn to Buddhism).
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I can't believe playtoofast's answer.  The way to avoid war is to ruin the whole planet in order to 'save' the planet?  (we only have one atmosphere and if you haven't noticed its already pretty damaged already)  Besides, who are we saving the planet from?  People who you don't like?  Tsk Tsk\n\nAnyway just because war is and has been a part of human activity for a long time, it is never inevitable.  As soon as we think it is then we allow ourselves to take another step down the road to war.\n\nHumans can do whatever they want to do.  Each generation seems to forget the incredible stupidity and suffering attached to warfare and begins it all over again out of ignorance and ego.\n\nIf we can spread education and spread compassion for differing points of view then we can achieve peace.  It starts with each of us controlling our own negativity.
141970
Not bad but unrealistic. It has to do with humans never being able to understand and respect each other. War has happened since the beginning of time. Sad to say it seems inevitable.
402290
peace is, in my opinion, a metaphor for what we might think as being buddy buddy w/ others. that will probably never be the complete case w/ iraq.  i think that we will become somewhat understanding and that some ppl will always be bitter towards us, which is the case w/ the world, but we r already in there and need to help them get through the tough times that they are having
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The only successful wars are those won by overwhelming force.  The wars that are ended through diplomacy only always boil back over later on.  Think of the difference between WW2 and Korea.  We baked the Japanese and they are now close friends of ours.  We negotiated an end to the Korean War, and we are still dealing with the pot-bellied dog-eating dictator, and now he's pointing his puny half-a**ed nukes at us. The only final victory is a complete victory.
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Yes this is really a no win for us. What do we hope to gain from the war we are in. A wise man once said that "War must be avoided in all circumstances". If I get best answer you will know who said that.
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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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This is one of life's great ironies...\n\nWar (or the threat of it) is necessary for peace to exist.  Why?  Because, while there are numerous people on this planet ready and willing to live peacefully (that is, do their part to bring about peace), there are also many more who are unwilling to "live and let live."  They are the reason war is necessary.  It's all they understand.  Violence as a means to achieve their goals.  It's what they've been taught, how they were raised, the world they understand.  Imagine if the world stood idly by and watched while Hitler conquered all of Europe and murdered 6 million MORE Jews and political prisoners.  Would peaceful protest have stopped him?  I think not.   \n\nMany will say, "Two wrongs don't make a right."  I absolutely agree, but the question isn't, "Is war wrong/right?"  It's whether war or the threat of it is required to keep at bay those who seek to do harm to anyone who disagrees with their philosophy, religion, world view, politics, etc.  \n\nIn the case of President Bush and the actions he's taking, you can argue that his reasoning for invading Iraq is flawed.  You can argue that he acted/reacted hastily and unwisely.  You can say he has a hidden agenda masquerading as goodwill.  Here's what I think:  right or wrong, he has a renegade mentality of protecting this country in the face of global opposition.  He's bucking world opinion and doing what he believes is the best for this country in protecting it now and in the future from terrorists.  \n\nI can't say if his methods will stand the test of time and he'll be vindicated for the choices he's made as Commander in Chief.  But I do know that since 9/11, a number of terrorist plots have purportedly been thwarted.  I also know that we've not been attacked in the same manner as 9/11 since that horrific day.  Right or wrong, at least I know I can live in relative peace in the here and now.   And hopefully for the rest of my life.
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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. :)
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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.
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military is a tool. like a hammer, its used for force when all other options are exhausted. origonally it was strictly for defense only. war is profitable to the few who have the power & authority to wage it. entangling alliances is always the excuse to get into war, profit is the motive. somehow we strayed from individual liberty to a proactive intrusionist mentality.
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I tried that "war is killing" line on this site once, but a thumper came along and said that war is not wrong, only individual murder. Of course I'm not saying I agree, but I am explaining to you that that line won't work with them. That is their mentality.
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.
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first of all war is not evil, okay let me rephrase war is evil if it is to kill and murder innocent but if war is declared to stop evil for instance Hitler majorty of the world will agree that hitler was evil yes? But if it wasn't the wars he would still have his way... what I am trying to say is war is not evil if it is fought for the right reasons, for freedom, for the innocent, and against evil to stop evil i might add something later on to this but for now this is it. gtg
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For heavens sake dont ever think of WAR first and then about its experience.\nWar is nothing but overall destruction. War seperates families.War destroys industries/buildings/bridges/propetrties/schools/hospitals.\nIt kills the soldeirs both side who are citizens of some country or the other,as well as innocent citizens who are not part of any army. It kills young and old alike. People are left with maimed organs for entire life.\nEven after the war is over one does not know where the hiddeen mines are which explodes when some one trips over.\nIt is horror , a terrorised experience to go thro and service . What a taste you have \nAre you joking when you ask was it hard living through it . want some one to say he enjoyed living through it. \nNot only the warring nations but all the rest of the world suffers and pay a price because of shortages of many items due to diversion of items to war fronts.
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It is not the question of when it is the question of how or what can be a solution or whats going wrong ./.......and the answer is that all that we do is an outcome of the enerfy that we have now there is something called good energy and bad energy and the usage of that energy defines how the world is going about .....the people going to war or who are pro-war is not something that is wrong and I will say it is not right either coz it is not a choice made by them with full CONSCIOUSNESS and this is where the whole understanding makes a big difference ....spiritually .....we do commit mistakes and those are out of our innocence i use this word coz it is true the evil thinks they know it all and they can manipulate the world but there is something there which UNTIL they dont realize the transformation cant take place .....giving and eg I can state a story from the east about a person who used to loot people and do all the vices in life till he REALIZED himself and became a saint and wrote one of the most famous book about religion in the east ...so my point here is not the person /saint but
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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?