A Moral War

Today I, like all of my fellow classmates, got the opportunity to hear several U.S. soldiers speak about their experience during deployment. Always being a pacifist at heart, I have never been an advocate for war, even as a final resort. I have never been able to see the appeal of the entire act of war, always believing it to be too violent and unnecessary. Yet today, hearing those soldiers speak of courage and bravery made me rethink my viewpoint. This is not to say I now support war, but I feel as if I at least understand the logic behind it. The soldiers spoke of loyalty to their country. When they retold their stories of personal experience of 9/11, I'm positive the audience could feel the need the soldiers felt  to get involved personally, feeling it was their duty and responsibility as respectful citizens of the United States. Their home had been violated and they had to commit themselves against the injustice. I respect them for taking a stand against something that caused immense harm and damage to our country - their actions will never be forgotten. Yet, I can't help but also remember the horrors that accompany war and the repercussions to our nation because of it. Countless deaths, mounting debt, the list goes on and on. I firmly believe that I will never support the act of war. There must always be an alternative strategy for resolving the issue at hand whilst sparing the consequences that would surely follow if war were to erupt. Circumstances for war all vary yet somehow morality seems to be buried deep whenever anger is allowed to wash over and decide one's actions. Such impetuousness should be forgotten when dealing with issues of this grand of a magnitude and morality should always be the first aspect considered.