Lucas Soard- Assignment 9: What is it good for?

It’s hard to justify war. Sending young men and women to kill each other due to diplomatic disputes seems, when viewed on that level, absurd. That is probably an overly simplistic, and maybe even unfair description. But anytime there is a loss of life, especially on a large scale, we need to really examine why something like that happens. But when there are a group of people, whether it be a nation or a terrorist group, that can’t be reasoned with, certain measures need to be taken. The German War Machine in the 1940’s was on a path to conquer all of Europe, and committed horrible atrocities along the way. There was no diplomatic miracle that could have stopped Hitler. There was no reasoning with ISIS/ISIL.

                I don’t know if there are many times where a country has a responsibility to go to war, especially when the conflict doesn’t directly involve them. But it seems that more often there are certain things we can do that can help us weaken an enemy without the loss of too many lives. Air strikes on key economic targets have been seen as a way to avoid loss of life, and while this probably isn’t a permanent solution, it does look to be a way to lessen the death toll while hurting an evil enemy.