What is the point of war?

Answer 1

Pointless of sending own soldiers to hell. Thanks to Bush that create tension across the globe, now even dragging china and Russia to its hostile position juz like in the old cold war era. Time to kick him out from the White House! Do not vote republican! A bunch of Bush's slave!

Answer 2

The 'point of war' is where a negotiational system has broken down; two parties or factions cannot agree on something and violence (organised or otherwise) becomes emotionally the only option. In politics, emotions are often sublimated and justified as 'protection of the state against another's unjustified actions', however, corporate emotion is just as valid as, though less obvious than, personal emotion.

If you were asking (as I suspect) what is the object or value of war, then the answer should be none, in the long run. It is a waste of resources and manpower and the result of a breakdown in communications that humans are well capable of avoiding. The fact that our politicians are 'human' is not really an excuse. Humans ARE capable of controlling emotion and negotiating peacefully but the ones that take us to the point of war are weak and should not have been elected to power in the first place.

Answer 3

Once upon a time, I used to think that the point of war is to solve problems. Today I realize that the point of war is for the greedy to try to achieve some of their monstrous desires.

Answer 4

War is completely pointless unless you are forced to defend yourself against an attacker. It has to be a clearly definable enemy and not a bunch of terrorists who could be dealt with in a much less dramatic fashion.

Answer 5

actually this is the same question on my cousins christian education paper last week, her answer was...

War is usually caused by misunderstandings and hate so the point is stupid, killing and sacrificing innocent people for selfish reasons. I the person/counry(etc) has done something bad it must not be settled this way, if the reason is unforgivable they shouldn't take other people with nothing to do with it too..................
(okay for 4th grade i guess)

hey she got fifty over fifty no teasing

Answer 6

To try to resolve differences between two people/ countries. Usually no body comes out better off though, and it just results in the loss of life. Sometimes though I think its the only alternative, people sometimes have to be authoritative to avoid being exploited, and there comes time when one country says, i've had enough...

Answer 7

gain land
gain resources
extend the politics


historically the war has often been the source of slaves who were /as a resource/ traded elsewhere and thus converted to other comodities such as luxury items

Answer 8

Unfortunately it is usually a last resort when all means of a compromise breaks down. There is sometimes no other way to solve major issues.

Answer 9

To obtain economic, military or territorial advantage and/or to destroy threats.

That pretty much covers it.
Of course, there's also the whole "Crush my enemies, drive them before me and hear the lamentations of their women" thing. But that's not one of the rational causes for war.

Answer 10

No one got it! hahahahahaha

War is the use of force to achieve political objectives. Nothing more and nothing less.

Any spin you put on it changes nothing.

Ret. USAF SNCO