If all the world's problems could be solved peacefully, we wouldn't be having this discussion. And as much as I wish we could all join hands, sit around a fire, and sing "Kumbaya," I know that world peace is merely a fantasy. People are too different, or maybe they're too similar. Whatever the case, it prevents us from all seeing eye-to-eye. Such disputes are a natural part of life.
I see war as the most extreme, natural form of dispute in our world. Avoiding it altogether is out of the question because it's simply in our nature to either fight or flee when we feel threatened.
But is war morally right? Is it ethical to harm another human being "for the good of one's country"? Or do we just tell ourselves that--that by fighting our enemies, we're doing our families and communities a service, just to escape the guilt we get from seeing the bloodshed and destruction on the news? I wish I knew the answers to these questions, but I feel that all I can do is speculate.
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