Assignment 9 Tommy Gardner

Is there a time for war?

If there is a time, is it morally right and just or is is it the lesser of two evils?

If there isn't a time, why not?

Are there certain times when countries have a responsibility to go to war?

 Are there any alternatives? Could they be more effective or less effective?

 

 

There is a time for war, but only if it is completely necessary. We should only go to war if we are attacked first, or if a country is in need of assistance to beat another country. When we do go to war it sometimes is morally right, and other times it is just the lesser of two evils. For example: World War 2 was morally right when we declared war on Germany because of what they were doing to the Jews. To a lesser extent, the declaration of war on Japan was morally right, as Japan had attacked Pearl Harbor without any provocation from the USA. There are times when it is a countries responsibility to go to war. The previous example of the Japanese attacking Pearl Harbor works here as well. The Japanese had killed thousands of American sailors, sunk 15+ ships, and wounded thousands of people. This attack would not have allowed for the USA to simply go on as if nothing happened. This attack required the USA to go to war. As for alternatives, some people might say to just push the big red button, and get on with it. But that won't work these days, because in modern war the enemy is no longer a specific country. Most of the time our enemy is a faction or group of people. Diplomacy doesn't always work because of political divides in countries. Alternatives rarely work, and are rarely more effective.