Reply #25: The question is flawed [View All]

The OP asks: Which (wars) were necessary and just? Which were unjust or unnecessary? I could say that they were ALL unnecessary, and in a certain sense I would be right. But, if I am a citizen in a country that is visited by war, whether the leaders of my country wanted it or not, it become necessary to fight the "enemy" who will attack me and try to conquer me whether I fight back or not. And, I would be justified in fighting out of self-defense, and possibly for more reasons.

Please understand that I do get what MindMatter is driving at here, I am just not sure how to address each war without writing a pretty lengthy explaination about my position on each one. And, how interesting is it for me to simply say, oh yes, The Revolutionary War and Civil War were necessary and just, maybe WWII, the others, not really.

I want to say that any war fought for economic power among the ruling elite wasn't necessary or just for me, a working-class person, but without explaining that in detail it almost seems as worthless as when people say thanks to all military persons for having "served". Who did they serve, and why? The answers aren't simple.