I think it is a mistake to focus - as we most often do - only on the sacrifice of life that war requires. War also requires that we sacrifice our normal unwillingness to kill.
Sentiment: NEGATIVE
I think, unfortunately, we live in a world where people attack other people and I think a legitimate rationale for war is the saving of human life, the saving of lives of people who cannot defend themselves.
To kill, in war or in any circumstance, creates a silence. It is right that silence should surround the taking of life. After all, the life taken is not ours to take.
Our vision of war is probably too influenced by the biggest one of all, World War II, where the forces of evil were so unambiguous and so relentless that there was no choice but to commit to total war and to demand unconditional surrender. Seldom, though, is it quite that clear cut.
I've been to war, and I know the consequences and sacrifice it takes. If we must fight, we fight to win.
It is not enough to say we must not wage war. It is necessary to love peace and sacrifice for it.
War is death. If we are to engage in war, then we should have to stare it straight in the face and call it by its rightful name.
When writing, I'm not thinking about war, even if I'm writing about it. I'm thinking about sentences, rhythm and story. So the focus, when I'm working, even if it's on a story that takes place at war, is not on bombs or bullets. It's on the story.
Waging an unnecessary war is a grave mistake.
I feel like war should occur only for the most vital and necessary reasons, and only then.
War is a fundamental aspect of human existence. It's good to know what war entails and what the human sacrifice is.