does anyone really think that waging war around the globe will solve the worlds problems at all?
476957
not at all. I think we need to solve our own problems before trying to solve the world's problems.
257808
The world is a very good place for humans to exist, it's just some of the people in this world make it something that leaves a lot to be desired.  When poeple stop being like kids fighting over toys the world will be much better.  When our leaders stop fighting each other in the name of justice the wrold will be much better.  When Bush is out of office, the world will be much better.
1107110
I think it just might be possible someday. \nI think it's pass time for George Bush to put an end to this war and bring our boys and girls home, what we have left of them anyway.
325742
It never will get better, wars in particularly are fought due to money. i.e "oil,gold,land" , even religon, thats how the U.S.A was founded, it would be nice to see the world unite for a common cause, if it was not for fighting we would not be here today. wars have helped the technology improve even if it is to cause devastation, also created thousands of jobs, also believe it or not, it helps the economy
700647
No, because everyone would actually want world peace. 9/11, the embassy bombings, the Cole, London, Spain.... these show clearly, that peace is not at the forefront of the enemies mind. \n\nSo, no.
231049
Sounds like every problem of every country,and there are no answers without greed and malaise being removed .why bother with the whole problem when even a small portion cannot be made better.world law on matters of decency is a option,but years away.
1157972
Problems of religious conflict \n Solution? The mass secularisation of the world, starting with the West. Its like hcildren with toys, if we cant play nicely together and share, then we dont get our toys. If we cant live with each others religions, then they should be taken away.\n\nProblems of Poverty\n Solution? Make trading laws fair, drop all subsidies in America and Europe. Cancel the world debt and let countries regain a foothold in a truely compepetive market. Liquidate the WTO, TRIPS and IBRD\n\nProblems of Warfare\n Solution? Fetter the arms companies, reel them in with strict laws and legislation or close them. No worming out, no loopholes, fairness or take-over.\n\nProblems of Health\n Solution? Make drugs free to all, split the biggest companies, such as Pfizer and Glaxo, into smaller, fairer units. Free research sharing, free information trade.\n\n.Enforcement of the UN laws and Geneva conventions, elimination of Oil corporations, Nationalisation of essential services and pooling of common needs. Its time to start working together or we're never going to make it out of the 21st century.
820727
I think the USA should just leave the rest of the world alone,we've got enough of our own problems to deal with.
529754
Most definitely.  We need to do some cleaning up ourself before we can help others.  The U.N. is a good idea in itself (like Communism is, I mean you can't say the idea of it is a bad thing, it just doesn't work in reality) but so far it's been just a bitch.  I know I'm tired of going through the U.N. I mean just look at the dumping scandal.  No one can really be trusted anymore.\n\nMy only qualm is that if we go back into the Monroe Doctrine phase, we will resort to Isolationism.  We, being a world power and major influence (to some degree), can't afford to go back to being isolated.  It would just be like backing down and letting the world do as it pleases--no Americans, I would think, would want foreign people dictating how we should run our lives (just as noone else would want that, either).  So it's sort of a black and white question with so many gray areas it isn't even funny.
641473
The World Wars are over.  Any country with enough military firepower to wage a global-scale war has sense enough to realize that those conflicts will escalate to nuclear conflicts with unacceptable consequences for all concerned.
1154962
Of course, we're heading to the end of the world...in a few billion years, when the sun expands and consumes our planet along with the other inner planets. All life on this planet will be extinguished well before that happens. However, human beings may very well extinguish their civilization and themselves sometime in the next few centuries. The problem is not the science. Of course, many well-respected scientists have been speaking out on the problems humanity faces. While some, like James Lovelock, may think we have already passed the point of no return; other scientists argue that we are still within a narrow window of opportunity to halt and perhaps even reverse the destructive policies and technologies that are presently damaging the environment. \n\nThe real problem is humanity, its cultures, and its governments. Most people around the world still hold a world view based upon ideas that were held to be valid back in the Stone Age... many people even believe that some supernatural agency will rescue humanity and clean up the world as soon as things have gotten as bad as they can get. Meanwhile, most governments base their decisions upon corporate interests and upon national interests... thus more global problems and their solutions are pretty much ignored. Short-sightedness is the overwhelming curse of humanity and its institutions.\n\nLife will continue in one form or another on this planet, whether there are human beings there to observe said life or not.
453315
No... I would say that warfare of some kind or other will be being waged somewhere on the face of the planet for all eternity, but the likelyhood of a GLOBAL conflict has been steadily decreasing since the fall of the Soviet Union. I can't think of a plausible scenario for a full scale nuclear strike on or by anyone these days. The most likely scenario is that the U.S. will continue to engage in low-intensity "drive-by" wars like Afghanistan and Iraq. There will be other conflicts around the globe too but not a World War 3 per se.
612261
I will graciously let the world be doomed. \nAnyway it is pretty tiring hearing all that apocalyptical stuff they throw to you and nothing happens. It could be exciting, you know... To see it happening at last!
75297
It really depends how you define "destroy the world" There will be a nuclear war. Most likley in the middle east. I don't think there will be a war that results in the total destruction of man kind. It is a sad state of affairs but I believe keeping nukes out of the hands of mad men is our best bet. Like it or not the best way to prevent these type of things is "Peace through superior firepower"
1107548
There is more hope now that things will start to settle down. But don't count on it happening immediatly. Anything concerning politics local to global is like breeding elephants. There's a lot of work, lot of noise, and it's over two years before you see any results.\n\nAnd thanks for the blessing.
2551
If you are suggesting that the world simply be one giant nation, I think it's a nice idea--but one that would never work.\n\nThe world is an unbelievably complex place--and that's when no one on it is trying to destroy anyone.  Since that seems never to happen, it only complicates it further.  I think the best that we can hope for is that those nations who can have enough good sense to elect leaders who can truly think globally and fully appreciate the problems and needs of people far away.
106472
To justify any war is to tell your kids,fighting will solve the problem.I don't think so,we truce with them and resolve the mistakes we make in life by being civil.Yeah,thats the life we should all live by and we don't.The world would be a better place if the respect,was there.The war is any excuse to show pravery.