The Unjust Of War

George Washington once said, “My first wish is to see this plague of mankind, war, banished from the earth”
( www.brainyquote.com) This shows that among historical figures against war, George Washington, general in one of the biggest defining moments in American history is against the commodity he was a part of for so long. People all over the world have fought each other since ancient times, Mesopotamia in 2700 BCE being the first war ever recorded. War seems unavoidable, but when thought deeply about, it is believed to be unnecessary to the human race. Although many people view war as a historical conflict resolver, it is unnecessary because it causes destruction of cities and populations, creates expenses that are immense and difficult
Many people see that their governments are using violence to solve conflicts and believe that their conflicts could be solved in a similar way. Children especially can be affected by wars and they can get the idea that violence solves any problem they may encounter in their life. Many people have agreed with this and provided evidence. In a specific article this excerpt was written, “A jihadi thousands of miles away can now recruit American teens to the Islamic State. Hackers can hijack Sony’s internal servers and cause an international crisis. Do advances in technology make knowledge gleaned during World War II obsolete, or are the lessons timeless?” (www.dailynews.com). This shows the big impact that war has on us and the lessons that people have learned from war and what they believe that they can do more than is anticipated. Another example is a part from an article written by Michael Martinez, titled War Teaches Kids Lessons in Tolerance, tells a story of a school teacher and her pupils reaction to the Arab Muslim attacks. In the article Martinez writes, “Miriam Zayed, a teacher for 31 years at Earle Elementary School in the South Side Englewood neighborhood, recently asked her 5th graders how they felt about Arab Muslims."Tie them up," "beat them," "kill them," the pupils responded.She then disclosed that she was Palestinian and a Muslim. Her pupils were shocked. But they learned an important
War is often used as the last resort in a conflict needing to be solved, war is not better for the world, it makes it more vulnerable and the area we live in is hard to rebuild if it was affected by war. Although war is viewed as unnecessary, it is a show of strength or power that unites our country together. War is a terrible thing. In the United States alone there have been over 1,354,664 deaths recorded in wars from 1775 to the present. That is one million people's lives vanquished, never to be lived