As we all know, Iran and the USA are having major tensions with each other. The idea of war is on our minds at all times. It's almost like we're in a Second Cold War. Well despite how much these two countries hate each other, a news report came in and sort of brought a shock to the world. Apparently in the Gulf of Oman there were a few US sailors who were being attacked by pirates. As they were being attacked they sent out a distress signal to anyone nearby. Well it just so happened that an Iranian patrol heard that the US cargo ship was in distress and actually came and scared off the pirates, later detaining them. Afterwards they thanked each other kindly and went on their way.

This got me thinking. Despite all the hate and contempt we all throw at each other with threats of war and violence, we still co-operate with each other on a personal level and only the economic level of situations destroy our understanding of others and their positions. So the question is, is war really necessary? Or is there a better way to approach these sorts of situations?

Take this for example. We all rave (here in the US) about how much we want the troops out of the Middle East. Yet right now Syria is having a civil war against a tyrant, and the world believes that we should help those civilians that are fighting against an oppressive controller. The governments of the world have taken itty bitty steps with peace plans and sanctions and agreements and it has done nothing to halt the civil war by even a bit. So is arming and strengthening the war a better way to end it?

I myself honestly don't have a stance at the moment, which is why I created this thread. I'm interested on seeing your takes on it.

But there's always those people who hate others and WANT war. I don't think war is necessary at all, but there's nothing we can do to stop it. :/

War isn't necessary in the sense that it's an inevitable part of civilisation. It's just sometimes useful to achieve goals of the greater good. In an ideal world the Taliban wouldn't have existed, but since they did it was better to invade Afghanistan than not.

War isn't necessary. They could just have a debate about it like what we do here in the forums. The government can just make debate about it like we do. We do not go to people's houses and kill them to end our debate with them. We just finish it with a talk. Remember, words are powerful too.

I think something about it would be this truer words that weren't said.

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War isn't necessary. They could just have a debate about it like what we do here in the forums. The government can just make debate about it like we do. We do not go to people's houses and kill them to end our debate with them. We just finish it with a talk. Remember, words are powerful too.

wars are not fought over debates, or matters that can be resolved with one.

Ok, uhm... what starts wars? Isn't it misunderstanding or something else?

You don't know? What makes you think they're unnecessary, then?

Sorry, I think you misunderstood what I tried to say. LOL. I suck at english. I was trying to ask if you could give something other than misunderstanding. By the way, I guess you're right that wars can't be solved with debates. But can't they just solve it in another way other than killing themselves.

If country A wants to enslave the population of country B and take their land, there is no other way for them to achieve their goal than through war.

it is if you fuckin want something from unwilling people, lol.

Lol. Ok, I understand now. I learned alot here. Lol. I admit defeat... :D

Yes, war is necessary when it is necessary. For example the Iraq war is necessary and just.

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Yes, war is necessary when it is necessary. For example the Iraq war is necessary and just.

The Iraq war was originally started in order to rescue Kuwait. That war already existed and the US entered it to halt it from continuing. However afterwards our ideas of Al-Queda and the Taliban got mixed up. Al-Queda attacks the US because they hate the way they live. The Taliban attacks the US because the US has a presence in places in the Middle East other than their allied countries.