What is it good for?-Leah Noble

I believe that war is something that will have to happen as long as people and nations are in conflict with one another. However, war isn't something that is to be taken lightly or done subject to a whim. I think war is moral and just when done for the right reasons and under the right circumstances, such as a blatant terrorist attack coordinated by a nation or group of people. By letting terrorists get away with their actions, nothing is going to keep them from doing it again and again. One may argue that words, in the form of treaties or compromises, should be used instead of combat, but I would have to disagree. The only way to show someone you are serious is not just through threats, but through action. History has also shown that treaties have not always done much to help resolve conflicts. For example, the Treaty of Versailles negotiated in hopes to end World War I, only postponed the end of the war, which, just 20 years later, was World War II. Overall, I think that war is inevitable in the world and is something that there are no equal alternatives to.