War, A Necessary Evil

Pakistan's launched a huge offensive against one of the main Taliban strongholds, and I applaud them for that. War isn't a pleasant thing, but someone's got to do it.

Here in the U.S., there are plenty of people calling for the American troops to come back home, for the war to end. But who's going to fight if we don't? Yes, Iraq and Afghanistan are far away from American soil. But that doesn't mean it's not our problem. Take a look anywhere in the news. African countries are being invaded by Al-Qaeda ideals, Iraq still has militants, Pakistan's trying to control the Taliban, Hamas (a terrorist group) runs Gaza, and this is all just the tip of the iceberg.

There are radicals all over the world attempting to spread their hateful ideology and wrest power from the free, democratic governments. There are people out there that want to strip women of all their rights and turn them into inferior beings that men control. There are people out there that want to tell you what to do, when to do it, and how to do it.

These radicals aren't on American soil yet, but if we let them have free reign over the East, it's only a matter of time before they set their eyes toward us. Instead of calling our warriors back home, we should be thanking them for defending not only the sovereignity of our country, but also that of countries that they have no allegiance to. These warriors are heroes.

-Gary M.