Sunday, March 8, 2009
Response to "Why We Fight"
I agree with the author with the fact that there are justifiable reasons to go to war. If we were to let the terrorist attack us on 9/11 and not have responded, that just would have opened the door for every other country that doesn't like America to come over and try their luck with an attack. I also agree that we shouldn't teach children that violence is bad all of the time. There are certain situations were violence can not be avoided, and they should be prepared to defend themselves if the situation calls for it.
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I throughly agree with this blog in the fact that the us had no choice but to take action after the events of 9/11. If they didn't than it would be saying it was ok what osama bin ladin and his other members working with him did. War should definately be avoided when possible but in some instances action is the only option. But like martin luther king jr did, even when being oppressed for so long, he used peaceful ways to deal with the problems. it just shows that violence isn't always the answer.
ReplyDeleteI also agree with your blog about responding to the attacks on our country on 9/11. Sometimes it is hard to reconcile a violent reaction to an attack. However, it is necessary to prove that while love and peace is the goal, if you just sit by and let others tramp all over our freedom, we would end up non-existent. Sometimes you have to fight back in a way that the enemy understands. However, in other cases fighting back is not the right answer. I can not even imagine trying to lead a country when such an attack occurs. You will never please everyone and are in charge of thousands of people's lives. The Martin Luther King Jr. example that Pete gave is an awesome example of a peaceful response to violence. All in all, war is both good and bad at the same time.
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