The Things They Carried Part 1

My thoughts about war are often very different than those of my peers. Sometimes I try to believe that War is something that can always be avoided, and there is always a peaceful way to settle a conflict between two nations. Then at other times I view war in a more realistic point of view, in which war is sometimes not a choice but a necessity. While there are times when war could be avoided through peaceful actions, there are consequently times when no peaceful resolution can be found. When two nations have extreme hate for each other, or religion is involved things get too out of hand for a peaceful end. While I wish that war was a thing of the past and can always be avoided, my realistic part of me knows deep down that as long as there are men, there shall be war.

I think that America should be involved in war if the nations safety is at risk. If a nation has serious accusations to "destroy the West" I believe that America has enough grounds to declare war. I don't disagree with the Iraq War because its a precautionary measure to keep the al-Qaeda from erasing the entire Western Hemisphere off the face of the world.

I know that America was involved in the Vietnam War because of the spread of communism throughout the world. North Korea was under the rule of Ho Chi Minh who was a radical communist dictator in Korea. I also know that for some reason South Korea disagreed with communism and there was rebellion in South Korea. We sent troops to South Korea to aid them in seizing the spread of communism in South East Asia.