What's it Good For?- Jamie Smith

I believe that war is to be avoided as much as possible. It is always possible to find another way, and I believe that finding that way is necessary. People consistently turn to war in order to stop other injustices of the world, but war itself is an injustice. The United States often sees it as our duty to go to war in order to protect other people, and I believe in this good intention. I do not, however, believe that war is the best and most effective way to act on that intention.

I know of times when war is the lesser of two evils, but even then, alternatives are always available and should be seriously considered. Wars are often fought to save civilians from death. Killing people in an attempt to stop innocent people from dying seems like a somewhat paradoxical solution to me.

Saying all this, I still acknowledge that sometimes war is inevitable, even if just because of the human nature. War has brought about many positive and essential changes to the world, and it is impossible to expect that humans will never go to war. We are, after all, human.