War

To me, there is a time for war. This time is when one country messes with a different country in a violent and an uncalled for way. When the country picks the fight, it is time for the war to break out. However, when this time comes, I don't think that is is morally right in every way. I understand why a country defends itself by getting back at the other country, but it is just fighting fire with fire, which doesn't really solve anything. To me, war is the lesser of two evils. The only things gained from war are a sense of pride for one country, a sense of devastation for the other, and an overabundance of lost lives from battle, which is shared by both sides and is equally disturbing. If one of the biggest things gained from war is dead people, then why do we engage in it?
I'm not sure yet what other alternatives we could use instead of war, but one needs to found to prevent the slaughter of people all around the world, over a disagreement.