War Is Sometimes Necessary

My fellow Americans...in the course of human events, war is sometimes necessary, to remove the yoke of tyranny. Whenever governments or kings impose their oppressive control, people may take up sword, and risk everything for freedom. They will fight, not only for themselves, but for the welfare of future generations; generations who will forget how their freedom was won for them. They will enjoy the spoils of war, whilst condemning the very thing that insured their liberty and independence.

They shall stand in defiance of every last aspect of war, as they cling to the securities it gave them. They will protest in times of war, slinging stones at those who do not share their convictions. And in their self-righteousness, they will not recognize that they have just taken the first steps...toward war. For does war not begin with a dispute of opinions, beliefs, and convictions? Whether a global conflict, or a battle between two individuals, war is still war.

And yet, personal hypocrisies continue to cause one to elevate his or her thoughts, and beliefs over all others. They demand their opinions be heard, all the while closing themselves off to conflicting beliefs. But in spite of their zeal, the sun always sets, and the protestors always return to the comfort of homes built upon the bones of those who fell to the fury of war. For is that not what America is? Is she not the spoils of war? Is there a single square mile, from Maine to California that was not taken by force, and won by the spilling of blood?

Yet the hypocrisy will rage on in righteous indignation, and the protestors will continue to enjoy the freedom, and prosperity given them through war. They will continue to scream their hatred of war, from the windows of their castles; monuments built atop the remnants of civilization who settled America's frontiers, thousands of years before their ancestors came. And in spite of the truths these words expose, they will continue to preach from their soapboxes, while enjoying comforts stained with innocent blood. While conflict remains between a man and his brother, the presence of war will not disappear from the earth. As long as the needs and opinions of the one supersede those of the many, the shadow of war will continue to loom. And as long as it does, it will be necessary for those rendered mute by the ambitions, and hypocrisies of tyranny, to fight. America will be an exceedingly strong, and proud nation; her people swollen with bragging. They will not understand why war is sometimes necessary, until their freedom...is gone.