From the Punic wars to the Iran-Afghanistan war, there has always been a mess around the world that could be avoided. People tend to believe we need these wars in order to keep things in line, that it is the right thing to do. People even say it’s necessary for population control. War is not necessary for global relationships because it causes national destruction, its never-ending, and it is expensive.
For starters war destroys nations and their relationships. In 1980, the Iran-Iraq had started and by then end of the war in 1988 both Iran and Iraq were demolished (Slade). The war had no true winning side, they both paid a high price. They took the lives of thousands and destroyed their home in the process. Not only did Iran and Iraq have this problem, South Sudan did as well.
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There was $134.4 billions spent in the United States in 2001 just on injured veterans along. In 1990 President Bush of the US signed the Budget Enforcement Act (Parenti). This allows congress to pass emergency appropriation bills. This is threatening to our lives, property, and national security. We didn’t ask for that nor did we get a say. In 2002, the United States invested $822 billion in the Army (Francis). We are currently in debt by nearly 18 trillion dollars. How is it fair the rest of us have to suffer for something that doesn’t have to happen? There are on average 100,000 families who get benefits because they have a loved one who died during battle, they receive a large sum of money that they can spend freely as they wish. 670,000 people claim disability and receive monthly checks, not only does the single victim but the children of that person does as well until he/she is out of school. The US spends about $128.9 billion a year on social security benefits (Francis). Its suspected that by 2053 we will be in debt $287.6 billion more than we currently are (Francis). Once again, we are spending money on things that we can solve