Captdon (11-28-2018)
I strongly disagree. Wars divert resources away from other enterprises. The fact that some technological innovations happened in the context of war does not mean that war was the cause of the innovation itself. Unfortunately, it's far easier to see the tangible innovations that emerged in the course of a war than it is to imagine the things that never came into being due to the war's cost and destructiveness. How many future Newtons and Einsteins were killed in war? We will never know.
Power always thinks it has a great soul, and vast views, beyond the comprehension of the weak. And that it is doing God service when it is violating all His laws.
--John Adams
Captdon (11-29-2018),MMC (11-29-2018),nathanbforrest45 (11-29-2018)
Power always thinks it has a great soul, and vast views, beyond the comprehension of the weak. And that it is doing God service when it is violating all His laws.
--John Adams
Admiral Ackbar (11-29-2018),Captdon (11-29-2018)
I don't know enough about the specifics of those battles to say whether or not they were good wars or bad wars. I agree that they were certainly historically important.
Personally, I'd include the battles of Lexington and Concord. Given the historical importance of the American revolution, their inclusion seems warranted.
Power always thinks it has a great soul, and vast views, beyond the comprehension of the weak. And that it is doing God service when it is violating all His laws.
--John Adams
History does not long Entrust the care of Freedom, to the Weak or Timid!!!!! Dwight D. Eisenhower ~
Captdon (11-29-2018)
Captdon (11-29-2018)