Consider for a moment an alternative to war. What might nations do to settle their differences?
601025
Christlike love and respect and tolerance etc. All the Christlike attributes :-)
937805
LET THEM SORT IT OUT..\n\nAMERICA HAD A CIVIL WAR..\n\nMANY COUNTRIES HAVE...\n\nTHEIR RELIGION-THEIR PEOPLE-LET THEM SETTLE ALLAH AND SUCH.
202428
The same as the "purpose" of all wars--to produce peace...to end war. Sound pretty weird? I think that may be true. \nWar doesn't end war. It puts people's bodies in the ground.\nPeace is achieved by negotiation, respect and giving up the idea of making money from someone else's misery. Also, losing the egocentric idea that one country is entitled to what another country has or does.\nI think if you look closely enough you will see that most wars are either lining some-"one"s pockets or the result of rigid self-righteousness. \nCan we have peace? That's the million dollar question. Only if one to one we can get along. There's your mission in life.
1174117
As long as there are religions, there are wars against countries.\n\nIf there were no religions, the wars would be of a more honest kind.\n\nnow there`s christians declaring wars for "democracy" in the name of god.\nIt would make a slight difference in honesty, if a president or nation would just say "we want your oil, period"\n\nreligion is a shield for real intentions.
904763
Wars have been happening out there for 1000's of years.  I don't think anything the UN do will stop it.
656958
I'd change the human greed for power and money. So the human being could start sharing with each other.\nAs a result, there would be less war, less poverty, ...
789346
Peace is always an option. If we have equal respect for all people and stop coveting other people's oil money, there can be peace. The US govt has made its share of mistakes and needs some correction.
448322
I would stop trying by different ways 2 establish USA as the only power in the world by making treaties with other countries .id stop betraying other countries askin others to stop warfare but continuing secret weaponery making. I would lend a helping hand to countries for imports n exports\nTHUS TRYING TO MAKE A PEACEFUL,AND A BETTER PLACE 2 LIVE IN.\n(NOTE:im not tryin 2 point out bush)
668573
Some countries were gearing up for war and others weren't.
1131310
It might work for some situations, but for many world conflicts, "no." A lot of the world violence problems are power issues...not differences in belief systems...either the desire to have power/control over others or the desire to attain wealth/power.
279210
That mind set is exactly why we don't have peace. War should only be considered as a last resort peace win/win negotiations should be the stratergy
138639
it's probable since both nations don't very much like each other and they do have a few skirmishes here and there but not enough to warrant a full scale war.  we should hope that these two nations keep the peace because they do have nuclear weapons pointed at each other.
200356
the countries in the middle east. maybe it would be best to let them settle their own problems.
416366
I think it will take a little time but yes.  Once other countries see a little more diplomacy we will be met with less stubborn animosity.
221928
Find a common goal to work toward, such as improving the conditions of farms along the borders.\nBribes. This sounds like something bad to most Western ideologies, but in many parts of the world, they are a part of life, like wedding gifts and dowry. \n\nFirst priority should be an objective view of the dispute. Possibly a mediator from a mutually respected country.
174755
Well, war has always existed, it's a mean for states to expand their area of influence and to assume their security.  However, I do not understand why it is still a common occurrence.  Plenty of international mechanisms have been implemented to regulate relations between states which could resolve conflicts before they are carried on physically.  The bad faith some states constantly demonstrate put a strain on these organization (i.e. UN did not support the war in Irak but the US still carried on)\n\nBut the problem lies deeper, it's intolerance that is at the root of most wars.  States today do not carry wars for expansion (most of the time) but rather to impose their view on others that do not have the same lifestyle.  \n\nPart of the solution would be to allow every states to sit on the UN council whether it is considered democratic or not.  It would also be necessary to allow all ethnicity to use their native languages and practice their culture as long as it does not infringe others liberties.  Some regions of the world are not suited to become democracies, at least not yet, and it is something that westerners have to accept.   Maybe the common denominator should be that everyone should accept that the Western ways are not the absolute best and we should stop to impose them on unwilling populations.
1160185
World peace is a misnomer. There has always been war on the earth, and there will be war long after we are gone from it. It is a sad truth that war is part of human nature. I would love it if the whole world could get along, but let's be honest, most of can't even get along with our neighbors and co-workers, much less the rest of the world.