Think sports, the
olympics, etc. Competition, fighting, etc. is interesting to people.
Countries such as the US are the
winners of many wars. Winners love the thing they win at.
War has been the symbol of freedom in this
country. The country was founded on a war. War spurs patriotism. War sparks the human spirit. War gives people a
reason to live just like religion, family, etc.
As for the History channel, you learn from war. You learn
about history of the world through war as it's one of the most important aspects of human civilization. "War and
Peace"...instead of "Peace and Boredom"...
Pick one of the above reasons...
That
all said, I'm not all about war. I hope there never comes a time where war is necessary (WWII) and I have to pick
up a gun and kill someone as I have no desire to do so. I will, however, serve to protect those I care about if it
became necessary. The problem with the most recent war is that it wasn't necessary. It wasn't too bad because we
rid the world of a major toolbag, but a country should solve its own problems like so many before Iraq have done. I
forgot when the US became the perfect country and babysitter to all other countries. I miss the pre-WWII US when we
minded our own business. You don't see anyone mad at Canada...
(That said, now that we went and put our
nose into other people's business, it's only fair to help them attempt to regain stability in their country. I
hope the people who are making that happen take care of themselves. They're doing the right thing in helping
others...no matter what caused it in the first place.)
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