Assignment 9 Kaylyn Torkelson

Is there a time for war? Personally, I'm never going to straight out say that yes, there is a time for war. I don't like war. I don't support unnecessary war. But I also can't reasonably say that there isn't a time for war in certain situations. War is never truly black and white; there's a lot of moral grey area to work around. I don't want people to die at the hands of armies from foreign countries, but I also don't want people to die at the hands of members of their own countries or corrupt governments or militant terroristic groups. War is the lesser of two evils in my opinion. As kids we were taught that there is right and there is wrong, but as we grow older we learn that everything doesn't neatly fit into those two categories. Right will always be found in wrong, and wrong will always be found in right. Some countries do feel obligated to go to war to help the people of other countries- we always feel responsible for helping people that need it. But sometimes war hurts more than it helps, and that's something that countries should keep in mind before declaring war. Diplomatic alternatives always exist, but often times they aren't plausible in certain situations, and war is the only option. War should always be the last option, after all diplomatic routes have been exhausted. Honestly, war is complicated. And it's never going to be any less so.