MY OPINION ON WAR

 

It seems to be human nature to do battle with each other.    Battles have been fought over defending one's territory, religious beliefs, to conquer foreign lands, to put down rebellions within a country and these battles are usually fought by the lower class that have very little say so in the decision to go into battle.   In many ways wars never end these days, especially for those that fought them as they suffer from the physical and physiological effects of war.   Probably the greatest loss of life was in eastern Europe during WWII, when the Soviet Union lost 27 million people, both civilian and military, and not just to the German invasion, but also to Stalin.  

Since WWII  this country has not really been victorious in a war, except the first Gulf war to free Kuwait, when we all learned about smart bombs and surgical strikes.    It seemed like a testing ground for these new high tech weapons.   Eisenhower warned us about the military industrial complex as they have become a big part of our economic base.   The United States is the largest exporter of arms and I'm sure it provides a good return to stock holders in the arms industry.  

Just think if there was no more need for weapons of war and all these big corporations went out of the business of making weapons, or better yet transformed into producing products for the betterment of mankind and the planet.     

With the threat of war in eastern Europe it could effect the entire world and possibly lead to WWIII and the end of humanity if nuclear weapons are employed.  Lets hope not.    In my opinion wars are not winnable anymore, they just go on forever and more civilians die in the long-term than military people.