Sometimes you have to stand for something

I have often wondered over the years if  people who are against wars or any military actions to solve problems have a point at which they would condone such actions.

I wonder this because our country became what it is partially because people where fed up with the way things were to the point where the felt the need to pick up arms to force changes.

Our founding fathers never would have been able to break away from England without military actions. And I think one of the major lessons of our founding fathers fight for freedom is not only to stand up for what you believe in but some times you have to be willing to do whatever it takes to achieve it.

I don't think the Civil War was necessarily about slavery.  I think it was more about the growing economic and social disparity between the North and South.  And people on both sides held beliefs so strongly that they were willing to die for the life they wanted.

I think one of the lasting benefits of that war was a respect for the toll that wars take on humanity.

I can't honestly say that I have read up on the history of WW I or Korea. But I do believe our country was fighting for what it thought was right.

I have studied the Civil War and WWII.(sorry I feel a little lazy)  If Japan hadn't attacked us I highly doubt we would have entered  WWII. Honestly, it scares me to think  how different the world would be now if we hadn't entered that War. I don't think Hitler would have been satisfied with stopping with Europe. But I digress.

But I think it shows that this country needs real concrete reasons to take real military actions.

And I may be in the minority but I believe we had those reasons with Iraq and now with Libya.

For the record, if I had been physically able I would have considered, at least, enlisting in the military.