The United States of America was created through warfare. Since then, the U.S. has tried to stay non-militaristic. George Washington once said that a new nation should not entangle itself in alliances, because they could result in wars. In spite of this, as our nation developed, we found ourselves in WWI, WWII, The Cold War, The Vietnam War, and the Gulf War. As technology advances, the number of casualties has been brought down, but war is still a waste of lives. Others say that history has taught us that war is inevitable because there will always be something to fight about. The U.S. went to war with Iraq in the 1990's, because it was trying to take over Iran. The war was a pretty successful for us, and it only lasted a few months. Today, after the incidents of September 11, the U.S. faces a new threat, terrorism. A year later, our news is filled with stories of Iraq's chemical and nuclear weapon arsenal; therefore, Iraq has once again become a target for the U.S. The U.S. has been trying to stop Saddam's evil regime, but now it must take the appropriate actions to eliminate him. It is clear that Saddam Hussein is a threat to the U.S national security.
             According to "A Veteran Remembers," written by Howard Zinn, war is just the slaughter of innocent lives, organized by national leaders. This was written for a newspaper editorial on Veterans Day; therefore, it made an incredible controversy. The author says that he was a WWII veteran, and tells us how WWII should have been the end of all wars. After all, 50 million died; most of them were innocents. Another veteran, Tim O'Brien, writes about what war is. According to Tim, the only thing we get out of war is that those who go don't want to fight anymore. There are always some people who want to go to war, but this is usually because some political gain needs to be achieved. Most of the world views the U.S. as only fighting against Iraq is to diver...