Assignment 9- Mary Huffman- stop y'all's fightin

War should be avoided. At all costs and in all situations. Obviously it's difficult to openly advocate for outright violence, but it may be more impossible to argue the opposite viewpoint. War is expensive. But there is also considerable money to be made in war. Neutrality may be the best policy, but hasn't America established itself as the leading global protector of democracy? Well, the military's gotta have a job to do, or they'll resort to playing football against each other. What I've said until this point is representative, in my opinion, of the extremes concerning this issue of war. Are those statements controversial? I hope at least some of them are. But does each side of the aisle have valid points? Absolutely- that is, if your mind is opened even a crack. Let my opinion be the sliver of light shining through the nearly-closed door. War must be avoided. In every war throughout history, innocent lives have been sacrificed to nations who cannot compromise. The leaders of the world- until very recently, a demographic made up completely of powerful, wealthy men- have not had enough good sense to each take a breath before they act. Nobody is perfect. But if each person keeps that in mind, violence and war should not have to be answers to the chaos in this world. I won't pretend that this isn't a naive argument, nor that it can hold true and have any real effect on the state of things. But it is impossible to have peace without the willingness of all involved parties. The brutality of war should not fall upon those caught in a feud between political groups, or innocent citizens whose nations are fundamentally opposed. It is up to our government's leaders, elected officials to conduct peaceful negotiations whenever possible and to engage in war only when absolutely necessary.