Monday, March 9, 2009
War Is a Force That Gives Us Meaning
After reading Chris Hedge’s War Is a Force That Gives Us Meaning I am almost confused and perplexed at his point of view. I completely agree with him that humans almost need war to exist and we use it to give life purpose as well as solve problems that are never figured out through demonstration. The part that threw me off though was when he almost in the same sentence likened the United State’s war on terror with the ethic fighting in Bosnia and Kosovo. Maybe I’m wrong but the last time I checked we weren’t slaughtering people based on their background. It is a little extreme to compare killing terrorists to ethic cleansing at any rate.
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I agree with the disagrement of his comparison of the US war and the ethnic fighting in bosnia and kosovo. they are completely different and they shouldn't be compared. but i do agree that war is pretty much unavoidable. Our life is sadly about riches and land, and people will do anything for it including war. Our ancestors had to have a war with great britain to take the colonies for themselves. and i'm not saying the us is only after oil over in iraq and such, but i'm sure it's playing a big part in it.
ReplyDeleteWhat happened in Bosnia was an absolute horror! They were killing people just because. No real reason, except that they were different. That is absolutely the opposite of what America stands for. Equality and freedom are two key principles that America is fighting for over in the Middle East. However, the intentions of the US military aren't completely good and honestly selfless. They are trying to gain valuable allies and gather resources as well. But still, the wars going on in Iraq are not anything like the war in Bosnia. I agree with you and Pete both about them being different. And also with Pete's idea of war being an unavoidable hardship.
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