The Truth About War: Why Violence Never Solves Conflicts

Right now, as you read these words, children in Gaza are trapped under rubble. Families in Sudan are fleeing their homes with nothing but the clothes on their backs. In Syria, an entire generation has known nothing but war. In Ukraine, grandmothers huddle in subway stations while bombs fall overhead. These aren’t distant historical events – this is happening today, in 2025, proving that humanity has learned absolutely nothing from our blood-soaked past.

I refuse to sanitize war with diplomatic language or academic theories. What’s happening in these places is murder, plain and simple. It’s the systematic destruction of human lives by people who have convinced themselves that violence solves problems. It doesn’t. It never has. And watching the world burn while politicians debate “strategic interests” makes me sick to my core.

The 5 Real Reasons Why Countries Go to War – And Why They’re All Lies

Let me tell you the brutal truth about why countries actually go to war, stripped of all the noble rhetoric:

Power-Hungry Leaders Who Don’t Fight:Look at Putin sending Russian boys to die in Ukraine while he sits safely in his palace. look at Netanyahu and the Israeli government killing civilians in Palestine to forcibly occupy Gaza—an area they have no rightful claim to. War is always started by cowards who never pick up a weapon themselves. They send others to die for power, control, and land.

Economic Greed Disguised as National Interest: The war in Yemen isn’t about ideology – it’s about control of oil shipping routes. The conflict in the Democratic Republic of Congo isn’t about democracy – it’s about cobalt for our smartphones. We’re literally killing people so corporations can maintain their profit margins.

Religious and Ethnic Hatred Manufactured by Politicians: The genocide in Myanmar against the Rohingya wasn’t spontaneous – it was orchestrated by military leaders to consolidate power. The ethnic cleansing in Bosnia wasn’t inevitable – it was planned by politicians who needed scapegoats.

Land Grabbing Dressed Up as Security: Israel’s settlement expansion in the West Bank isn’t about security – it’s about taking land. China’s aggression in the South China Sea isn’t about defense – it’s about resource theft. Russia’s invasion of Ukraine isn’t about NATO threats – it’s about imperial conquest.

Distracting from Domestic Failures: When Argentine leaders were facing economic collapse, they invaded the Falklands. When Turkish democracy was backsliding, Erdogan launched operations in Syria. When leaders fail their people, they start wars to change the subject.

10 Causes of War in Today’s World – 10 Symptoms of Our Moral Bankruptcy

The causes of war in the world today expose how little we’ve evolved as a species:

1. Arms Trade Addiction: The global weapons trade is worth over $100 billion annually. We’re literally addicted to selling death. Countries like the US, Russia, and China flood conflict zones with weapons then act shocked when people use them.
2. Resource Colonialism: The war in Eastern Congo has killed over 6 million people since 1998, all so we can have cheap smartphones. We’ve never stopped being colonizers – we just outsourced the violence.
3. Climate Displacement: The war in Syria started with a drought that displaced farmers. Darfur burned because of water scarcity. We’re destroying our planet and then killing each other over the scraps.
4. Authoritarian Survival: Assad has killed half a million Syrians to stay in power. The military junta in Myanmar is committing genocide to maintain control. Dictators will burn entire countries before giving up their thrones.
5. Proxy Power Games: Yemen is being destroyed because Saudi Arabia and Iran want to fight each other without getting their own hands dirty. Yemeni children are starving because of a geopolitical chess game.
6. Ethnic Nationalism: The Tigray War in Ethiopia killed hundreds of thousands because politicians convinced people that their ethnic identity was more important than their shared humanity.
7. Religious Extremism: ISIS destroyed entire communities in Iraq and Syria, claiming God wanted them to. Boko Haram kidnapped schoolgirls in Nigeria for the same twisted reasons.
8. Failed International System: The UN Security Council is paralyzed by vetoes while people die. International law is meaningless when the powerful ignore it with impunity.
9. Media Propaganda: Social media algorithms spread hate faster than ever. Facebook literally enabled genocide in Myanmar by amplifying extremist content.
10. Public Apathy: We scroll past videos of children dying like they’re weather reports. We’ve become numb to suffering that isn’t our own.

Why Does War Still Exist? Because We’ve Made Peace Unprofitable

War persists because it makes money for the right people. Defense contractors’ stock prices soar during conflicts. Politicians win elections by promising to be “tough.” Media companies get higher ratings covering wars than peace negotiations.

Look at Gaza: every bomb dropped generates profits for weapons manufacturers. Every destroyed building creates reconstruction contracts. Every dead child becomes a fundraising opportunity for political groups. The suffering is real, but so are the financial incentives to keep it going.

We’ve created a global economy that profits from human misery, then act surprised when misery continues.

Why War Is Bad – Just Look at What’s Happening Now

You want to know why war is bad? Look at these images burned into my mind:

Gaza: Children as young as 5 years old have learned to identify different types of bombs by their sound. Entire families wiped out in seconds. Hospitals targeted, schools destroyed, nowhere is safe. Over 40,000 killed in less than two years, most of them civilians.

Sudan: 10 million people displaced by civil war. Children dying of starvation while politicians fight over power. Women raped as weapons of war. An entire country collapsing while the world looks away.

Ukraine: Millions of refugees scattered across Europe. Children growing up in subway stations. Elderly people dying alone in bombed-out apartments. Entire cities reduced to rubble.

Syria: Half the population has fled their homes. Chemical weapons used against civilians. Children who have never known peace. A civilization destroyed for one man’s ego.

Yemen: The world’s worst humanitarian crisis. Children dying of preventable diseases while weapons pour in from abroad. Eight years of war and for what? Nothing has been solved.

These aren’t statistics – they’re human beings. Each death represents dreams destroyed, families shattered, futures stolen. And we sit here debating whether war is “sometimes necessary” while people die for no reason.

The 10 Lies About “Necessary” War – All Exposed by Current Reality

Every excuse for war is being disproven right now:

1. “Self-Defense”: Israel claims self-defense while bombing refugee camps. Russia claims self-defense while invading neighbors. Self-defense doesn’t require killing children.
2. “Fighting Terrorism”: The War on Terror created more terrorists, not fewer. Every drone strike creates ten new enemies.
3. “Humanitarian Intervention”: NATO’s intervention in Libya turned it into a failed state with slave markets. Military intervention makes humanitarian crises worse.
4. “Protecting Democracy”: The US supported dictators in Egypt, Saudi Arabia, and elsewhere while claiming to spread democracy. It was never about values.
5. “Stopping Genocide”: The international community watched Rwanda burn, ignored Myanmar, and continues to ignore Darfur. We only intervene when it serves our interests.
6. “Last Resort”: Diplomacy is always abandoned too quickly. Norway brokered peace in Sri Lanka, but nobody talks about successful peace processes.
7. “Alliance Obligations”: NATO expansion provoked the Ukraine crisis. Military alliances create conflicts, they don’t prevent them.
8. “Preventing Worse Violence”: Every war promises to prevent future wars. Iraq was supposed to bring stability. Afghanistan was supposed to defeat terrorism. They all made things worse.
9. “Deterrence”: Nuclear deterrence has brought us to the brink of extinction multiple times. Military buildups increase tensions, not reduce them.
10. “No Alternative”: There’s always an alternative to killing people. Always. We just choose violence because it feels easier than the hard work of peace.

Why Do Countries Go to War with Each Other? Because We Let War Criminals Lead Us

Look at who starts wars: Putin, a man who poisons his opponents. Netanyahu, facing corruption charges. Assad, who gassed his own people. MBS, who had a journalist chopped up. These are not honorable leaders defending their people – they’re criminals who use war to distract from their crimes.

And we follow them. Russian mothers send their sons to die for Putin’s ego. Israeli parents lose children for Netanyahu’s political survival. American families sacrifice for oil company profits disguised as national security.

We need to stop pretending these people care about anything except their own power.

The Path We Must Choose – Learning from Today’s Horrors

Every current conflict teaches us the same lesson: war solves nothing. It only creates more problems, more hatred, more suffering.

Gaza shows us that military force cannot defeat ideas. Every Palestinian killed creates ten more who hate Israel. Every Israeli killed hardens hearts further. Only justice and equality can bring peace.

Ukraine teaches us that big powers cannot simply take what they want anymore. The world has changed, and aggression has consequences.

Sudan reminds us that internal conflicts become international crises. Civil war in one country creates refugees, spreads disease, and destabilizes entire regions.

Syria proves that the international community’s paralysis enables mass murder. When we fail to act early with diplomacy, we enable later catastrophes.

The solution isn’t more weapons, stronger militaries, or better war strategies. The solution is choosing leaders who see war as failure, not strength. It’s demanding that our tax money fund schools and hospitals, not bombs and bullets. It’s refusing to be distracted by manufactured enemies while real problems go unsolved.

Look at Costa Rica – they abolished their military in 1948 and have been peaceful and prosperous ever since. Look at countries like Denmark and Sweden – they resolve disputes through diplomacy, not violence.

War isn’t inevitable – it’s a choice. A stupid, brutal, self-defeating choice that we keep making because we’ve been told it’s normal. It’s not normal. It’s insane.

The children dying in Gaza, Sudan, Ukraine, and Syria right now are our children. Their blood is on all our hands until we finally say “enough” and choose peace over profit, compassion over conquest, and hope over hatred.

War isn’t the answer. It never was. It’s time we finally learned this lesson before there’s nothing left to save.