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Originally Posted by wade-w
What did Sherman mean when he said "War is Hell?" Somehow I doubt that he meant just the casualties and associated property damage. I'm not articulate enough to be able to frame my thoughts on this in a coherent manner, so please forgive me for not being clearer. But as I said, there are times when the alternatives to war are worse than war itself. I'm also not claiming that war is only justified in cases of self defense of a sovereign nation. But even when justified, war is still most emphatically not a good thing. It's just, at times, the lesser of two (or more) evils.
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I suspect that he meant also that those who fight wars undergo a heavy emotional burden during and after war, as do non-combatants who are affected. That's indisputable.
We don't have any disagreement here, as far as I can tell. It's just not the source of much controversy.
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As an aside that is not necessarily apropos of anything, I am a veteran as well, Cool Hand. I spent my time in the military preparing for WW III between NATO and the Warsaw Pact, and if the bubble had gone up, I most likely would have been on the front lines of the Third Battle of the Atlantic.
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Thank you for that. I have little doubt that it was tense and hardly a source of glee. I hope no one has gotten the impression that I think killing people is fun. I'm sure you haven't.
Cool Hand