The War has begun

Without Barrett's knowledge I have started a war with him. A war over who can write the most for a single blog post. would this be considered a war? to some people no, but to others yes. is this "war" necessary? absolutely! Is it unnecessary also? that answer too is absolutely. War in the sense that i am typing about is one of good naturedness. the kind of war that Mrs. Carpenter has asked us to write about is a completely different kind of thing altogether.

War in the usual sense means death, is death good? the obvious answer is no. But as we listened to in class is there a moral side of murder? can killing a few to save a thousand be beneficial? my answer the posed question is yes, war is good, and sometimes it is even needed. addressing the beginning of the prompt about nuclear weapons in North Korea: North Korea should not be allowed to have them in their current state of government. right now the korean government is corrupt and so to not go to war with them and allow them to get nuclear weapons could potentially mean starting a nuclear war/ nuclear winter. no one in their right mind would say that nuclear winter is a good thing. So is North Korea does end up with nuclear capabilities it would only be the correct thing to try to stop them from using it.

An argument that is frequently brought up when the USA goes to war is the fact that we are sticking our nose in places that we shouldn't. Perhaps we shouldnt, but on the other side of the coin what about our morals, dont they have to be upheld also? in many peoples opinions, even those opposed to war, yes they do have to be upheld. therefore to uphold the morals the united states set down we sometimes have to go to war when diplomacy doesnt work.

In 1823 the Monroe Doctrine was issued. this stated that the US would go to war with anyone interfering with another countries right to independence, and trying to become a republic. this set up the US to be the protector of the "little guys" so to say, and the UsS has proudly continued that tradition ever since. everyone in the 1820's considered it to be a good doctrine so why now is there so much controversy over when we go to wars?

The one problem that i do have with wars however is when the US goes to war without the majority of consent from the people of the United States. This country is supposed to be run by the people and for the people, so when the government violates the consent of the people i think that is immoral and just plain wrong. War is needed, just in the correct circumstances.

My well of ideas has run dry. so for the time being i will let the war with Barrett go. but as the terminator says, "i will be back." and next time i WILL win!