What Is It Good For - Meagan Hale

    World War I, World War II, Civil War, War of the Wolds…in any case either fiction or reality war has a negative connotation. The casualties of war are immense and what can follow can be even worse than the fighting. Civil unrest, the rise and fall of regimes, famine…death. If war could be avoided entirely I believe the world would be a much better place but unfortunately that isn't going to happen anytime soon. Since we were children we were taught to use our words instead of hitting. One day the fists become guns and bombs and make much more of an impact to those we hit with them. You can tell your child to stop talking back or ask them to use their indoor voice but when words cease to have an effect there is nothing more deliberate than a good old fashion spanking. In todays world many people are almost as afraid to defend their country as they are to spank their disobedient child. The preferable way to settle disputes is through diplomacy but there comes a time when words no longer register with your enemy. We fight with our siblings, we fight with our parents, we fight for freedom, and we fight our enemies. Fighting is not a new concept to the human race yet people are still horrified when we use violence to protect ourselves and others. We don't realize that its soldiers and guns and wars that have a massive impact on how wonderful of a life we live and that it's their sacrifice that gives us our freedom. War can create problems but it also solves them as well. Many of the countries are countries today because of a war fought to free themselves from others. War is not for the purpose of destruction it is for defense and preservation of well being and it certainly is tragic that so much death results but it is inevitably unavoidable. You would protect your loved ones by any means necessary, war protects our homeland on a broader scale.