War And The Coming State

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War and The Modern State


As we turn the page on a century full of war and conflict, it is a good time to think about where our great country would be without war. The many wars which our country has been a part of has shaped our homes, families, and lives as we know them. It is also a good time to think about the possibilities this next century holds. The threat of war today, is far greater than at any time in history. The presence of nuclear weapons not only threatens the destruction of our world as we know it, but also the existence of possible extinction, this sounds impossible, but there are many occurrences in the history of War that were once thought to be impossible.
It is depressing to think of our involvement in any major wars in the future, or even a World War III, in the coming century is very high. It seems like the United States and other countries have been walking a tightrope between war and peace, where one little slip could have disastrous consequences. Will we face a repeat of the bloody violence and anguish of years past? Many people have disagreed with our involvement in past wars. Our involvement in Vietnam was widely criticized, and still is for that matter. Many people feel we wasted entirely too many lives in Vietnam, most would agree but there is the opinion that our involvement in Vietnam did in fact help stop the spread of Communism. The United States involvement in the Middle East is strongly criticized every time we send troops there, not just recently. The major problem the United States runs into is trying to police other nations. There really is no correct answer for The United States, no matter what we do we are the bad guy. This has a great impact on our Nation and everybody that lives in it. If we are to get involved in War other countries tell us to butt out. However if we do not get involved and help allies we are widely criticized because we are a super power. As a result of this our lead...