War is a complicated issue. It is not a matter of black and white, but countless shades of grey.
When the issue of war is brought up, one war in particular always comes to my mind: World War II. More specifically, I think of the Holocaust and the horrible acts perpetrated by Nazi Germany. If not for war, would those atrocious actions ever have come to an end? If not for the Allies, would Jews and other minorities continue to be placed into concentration camps, where they would be treated as less than humans? Would Germany continue to be a place of oppression and the worst treatment known to man?
Regardless of your opinion on war itself, you must note the good it has done. Yes, war is horrible. Yes, millions die and lives are ruined. However, sometimes it is better than the alternative. The alternative, in the case of Germany, is complete oppression and suppression of a people to the point of extinction.
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