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[pangaia]

484. You say, "... because those were necessary wars...."

Do you actually believe that, "Korea? Vietnam? The Napoleonic era campaigns? Franco-Prussian war? The Imperial Japanese campaigns in Asia," were.. necessary wars? May I ask, necessary.... for whom? 'Necessary' is a very loaded, relative term

I am very familiar, for one thing, with East Asian history. So, I will speak to that.
My wife is Chinese. She was born during the Cultural Revolution and has PhDs in both Chinese language and literature, and, more importantly, Chinese and East Asian History. Her grandparents on her father's side lived through Shanghai. (Do you know of what I speak without 'googling' it?)
I have lived in both Japan and China, speak and read Japanese and Mandarin, so can converse with people as well as read primary source material.
In Japan, I lived in Kyoto and Tokyo, briefly in Sabae.
I lived much longer in China - in Qingdao , Xi'an, briefly in Chongqing (Do you know the historical significance of this city without 'googling' it?) and, most relevantly, Shangai.
So the question remains, for WHOM is a given war necessary?

My dear Liz, you need to do a little primary research..
I know you said your father is/was in the military and you are going to join the army, but that doesn't excuse you from knowing what you are talking about.

This is no longer high school. Stop playing footsie on the intertubes with wikischmiki and 'the google.' That is not research.

Here's a question you CAN research on the google and come away with a pretty reasonable answer - Why is Qingdao pijo so damn good?