Did we ever have a war that was wrong or are we always right?

Question

And the other guy always wrong?Because so far we write the history.

Answer 1

World War II was the last justified war. The Korean War was useless. 58,000 of our young men died in Viet Nam. What did we accomplish? What would have been the consequences if we had never fought there? Most people today will admit that Iraq is a big mistake. The powers that be always drum up some reason for a war. Ultimately it is just a way to boost the economy and keep people paralyzed with fear.

Answer 2

We (The United States) have always had the good intentions but for the life of me always for the wrong people or for the "help" we give it gets blown back into our face. Some times we need to hold back and access the situation then act. Our current fiasco is due to the inability to be brutal to the enemy as they are brutal to their own people. Again a Despot was removed only to open Pandora's box! A hatred of two same people,by a single religion divided by two different views has been going on since The 13th century!
As for the Indo China war please read about the history of that country there are factual written books out there and not of the "Great Right Wing Conspiracy". Most of the later wars were controlling wars brought on by the UN (Korea,Africa,and others) I feel that Iraq is better with out Saddam,now if Iran quits meddling maybe with the Arab Leagues' help it can be stabilized. Best of luck on your research, Warchild!

Answer 3

Being in the "right" is one thing; being "right" is different. There are "political rights", getting an answer "right" in school (educated people would say "correct"); then there is right and wrong (morals, religion). So, what does this mean? It means that no war is "right", but not to go to war could be less "right". It's like now: do people prefer we fight in Iraq or in our streets?
As to writing the history, mostly history is prejudicial against one group or another, against one nation or another. The best example I can give for this is to read about the Battle of the Little Bighorn. The whites tell a much different story than, say, Black Elk tells. Which is "right"? Neither. But, both have elements of truth; the main difference is point of view.
A man who runs when his platoon is overrun by the enemy would be called a coward. The individual would say he is being prudent, allowing himself to fight again another day.

Answer 4

Anyone who has studied the war in Vietnam, and the events that led up to sending in the troops, such events as the Gulf of Tonkin incident, or JFK remolding the S.Vietnamese government into a democracy so it would digest easier for the American people to support a democracy !

The survival of Vietnam since the war ended, is evidence that the country is doing fine without outside interference. The US should never have initiated the aggression it did against this country .

Answer 5

I think that the answer to this question would depend on who you ask. For instance, in today's world many Americans would say that the war in Iraq was a good idea. However, family or survivors of that war may not agree. That is such a broad question that the answer will probably never be known. I personally do not think that America has ever been wrong about a war. But again that is my OPINION!!! :)

Answer 6

It is believed by many that the Spanish-American War was not just. There are indications that we blew up our own ship (the Maine) in the Havana harbor to seize land from Spain. The Mexican-American war was also a land grab, but Pancho Villa did raid an American border town (Columbus, New Mexico), so there is a valid arguement that war was justified, but carried too far.

Answer 7

The winner writes the history. Since the U.S. has always more towards the winning end of a war we are portrayed as the "GOOD GUYS" at least here in the U.S.

Answer 8

The war in Vietnam is the first one that comes to mind. If you read the histories, the events of the Spanish-American war also seemed something we had no business in.

Answer 9

I don't believe that wars are ever the answer, unless we are defending our country or an ally , and when I mean defending, I mean fighting on our soil.

I think war has been too much of an icon for profit when it comes to leaders like Bush and his cronies. They propogandize lies to make people believe we are fighting to defend our country miles and miles away.

All you kool aid drinkers that think we are fighting in Iraq because of terrorism and 9/11 should continuously ask yourselves, why is Osama still out there, and why is Al Qaeda still growing.

The answer was never to go into Iraq.

Answer 10

I think that a few of the wars that we have been in we have been in the wrong. Iraq should never have happened, and we should have never went to Vietnam. America should never have gotten involved in Vietnam, but Linden Johnson had to go once he was in power. Iraq, this is a different story, Bush's adviser's gave him wrong information and told him that they did find WMD's there. The only good thing that came out of us being in Iraq, is that sick, horrible demon spawn Hussein is now dead and rotting in hell.

I saw a comedian on an HBO special that said it best and I believe it...."When legend becomes reality, print the legend" Because more times than not, legend is more fascinating than the reality/truth.