WAR IS HELL

 

War is hell. But we keep doing it. I believe there has been a war going on ever since I was born. Now we haven't been involved in all of them but we sure have had our share.

 

I have learned a few things about war over the years. Obviously, war is hell. War kills people and breaks things. Innocent people are killed and injured in war. And regardless of the outcome, wars never seem to have a satisfactory ending. That brings to mind an interesting question. When does a war end? 

 

I have a simple answer to that question. A war can only end when there is an obvious winner and then of course an obvious loser. Peace treaties and ceasefire agreements sound good but they rarely end wars. How many treaties and agreements have occurred between Israel and Hezbollah? And still their war goes on. The world has demanded that Israel stop shelling their enemies in Gaza. It is clear if they did, Israel would continue to be attacked. Israel has announced they will stop when Hezbollah is destroyed. And not until.

 

How would we feel if Haiti suddenly decided to attack Florida? In that attack they kidnapped a few dozen citizens to hold for ransom. Then we go after them. Guns blazing. Which is probably what we would do. Then some little country on the other side of the world demanded that we cease-fire. Again I ask. How would we feel? We would probably tell that little country to pound sand. 

 

Wars appear to be inevitable. Somebody always seems to want what somebody else has. Look at Russia. They seem intent on taking Ukraine as their own and are willing to kill anybody who gets in the way. That war will end only when one side wins and the other side loses. Who knows how many must die in the process? I personally am rooting for Ukraine. I enjoy reading about their victories. 

 

Some have said that war is a proxy war for us. Probably. Anyway Russia doesn't look very strong. They experience major losses every day. The weaker they look, the better for us. And they know how weak they are. That should serve to keep them under control. Hopefully. If this world goes to war again, nobody is going to win.  

 Ron Scarbro June 20, 2024