Analysis Of War Is A Racket By Major Smedley Butler

Counter Argument: Some people may argue that It was justified to go to war because of the many cruel

Relating to Appy’s claim, as escalation grew after the Tonkin Gulf, America began to wage an unmoral war that was not supported by the Americans and Vietnamese or understood by American soldiers. Agreeing with Appy’s claim, the prime issue of an immoral and unjust war is one that America must realize and understand the full consequences that this has had on the nation if it is to learn any lessons from Vietnam. Originally told that the war was fought to contain communism, bombing campaigns as Operation Rolling Thunder annihilated many villages and the countryside where it was believed that the Viet Cong were stationed. Proven more often than not to be unsuccessful, only to produce the numbers of unidentified Vietnamese bodies and remains that

From one perspective war has always been the same, technology may improve or philosophies may change, but wars are started by those in power and fought by the poor. The results now may be somewhat different from 1775, post-Revolutionary war time with rebellions like Shay’s Rebellion, but the various reasons for the poor to join the military have stayed relatively the same.

War has been something that has existed since the most primitive eras. People selfishly fight just to get what they want, like political power or economic advantages. Events like World War 1, World War 2, and the Cold War have affected and changed our society in different ways, such as the creation of nuclear weapons, the murder of innocent people, the destruction of cities, etc. Even though war stories usually portray heroism and glory, war is not something to be glorified because it causes enormous human suffering, it creates a violent cycle that never stops and it frequently fails to resolve conflicts. War causes suffering and destruction to all the people who experience it, impacting not only the soldiers who directly fight in the war but

From a simple ribbon affixed on the back of a pick-up truck with the words “SUPPORT OUR TROOPS” to tough-as-nails, stern Uncle Sam, war propaganda has always been present throughout history. But this type of propaganda differs from the actual experience of war; it glamorizes the entire idea to instill support. However, in the novel A Long Way Gone: Memoirs of a Boy Soldier by Ishmael Beah, his experience with war as a boy soldier is anything but glamorous. Young and with fleeting innocence, his form of propaganda came from the corporal of the army, ingraining the idea to “visualize the enemy, the rebels who killed your parents, your family, and those who are responsible for everything that has happened to you” (Beah 112). As his experience

An artist's job is to interpret, and express the aspects of life in a creative fashion. War has played a big part in shaping our human history, and many artists have portrayed their feelings about art through paintings, and even monuments. Whether it be to show; the joy of victory, the sorrow of defeat, or to educate the public on the gory realities of war. Art about war can also show us a great amount of history of the kinds of weapons that were used at the time. It is necessary for artists to interpret, and criticize all aspects of life; even ones as tragic as war, It can make the public more aware of what goes on in times of war.

During my research of the Civil War, the Vietnam war, and our modern war, I have found that each soldier was giving different shots, and different opportunities to live. It seemed to be like the soldiers were actually fighting for something in the Civil War, and even in modern day wars. The Vietnam War shows that our Government just likes to stick their nose into other foreign business. 58000 Americans died and 360000 Americans were wounded, all for what our country calls patriotism. The main difference between the Wars is that one of them, was fought for no reason. What I gathered in my research tells me that a war has a purpose behind it. When we send our troops somewhere, there should be a reason why we are in a certain area. With the Vietnam

Governments tells that war is a fight for freedom and young men want to serve their father land, but do they actually know consequences that war bring?

Civilians, by name, should not have to suffer the effects of total war and should not be

A feeling of pride humans feel for the country they stand for is naturally embedded into mankind's hearts and minds. “War is attractive to young men who know nothing about it, but we had also been seduced into uniform by Kennedy’s challenge to “ask what you can do for your country” (Source E). The attraction ‘young men’ feel towards war appeals to the sense of pride towards their country, the atmosphere that is created builds a sense of inexorable war. This is because sentiments mankind feels when fighting a war does play a role in the need to fulfill their need to feel pride within themselves and their own

They refused to sit idly by as censorship and false ideal took over the public, in response they created new forms of art to fully display the brutality of war. These new styles, blossomed into Futurism, Cubism, and more, and was crucial in the stand artists took against the censorship of the time. CRW Nevinson and other artists depicted soldiers at their most vulnerable and real moments, Nevinson especially emphasizing the “overwhelming, completely alien, and utterly un-heroic” aspects of the war in his painting of soldiers resting (Appendix B). Here he shows the men as they are: human and often un-heroic, not fighting for any cause or fearlessly defeating the enemy. Nevinson even makes the men appear as a "war machine" with little power of their own. Ironically, many artists were forced to take part in this very machine when they were commissioned to paint pieces to support the system. William Orpen was hired to paint a piece honoring the victory of the Allied powers, yet as he became aware of the political deceit he changed his image to reflect an honest perspective of war (Appendix C). This piece was rejected by the museum and sent back, only to be accepted with certain changes. While the coffin seems to honor the soldier, the injured and frail soldiers originally carrying the coffin show the reality of war. The imminent death and injury, the sadness of losing friends, and the utter depression and loneliness all around war. These soldiers are cut out of the picture leaving a false sense of beauty and honor, exactly like the government with all pieces and real life. Artists like Orpen were forced to either confine to the falsehoods of the government or sneak imagery by them in creative ways. For Nevinson and Orpen and hundreds of artists like them, the fight was not about any side or ideal, but for the

The boys believe they are willing to fight to their country. Their ultimate death “for the fatherland” seems far more senseless. While the first film provoked questions about the individual evaluation of death for cause, this film left me wondering about national assessments of worthwhile deaths. While the parents and teacher of these boys worried about them as individuals, the nation viewed the boys as part of a greater whole, and therefore their deaths were part of some larger German vision, untainted by individual loss of life. The film was painful to watch. It seemed fitting that I watched it after visiting Arlington Cemetery this past weekend, and was made somber by the unending white waves of grace stones marking the names of young men barely older than those shown in the film. The sight left me humbled and appalled. It seems, to me, so senseless. Some conflicts we’ve justified in popular history, others we have not, yet here these men and women lie, equal in

Poets frequently utilize vivid images to further depict the overall meaning of their works. The imagery in “& the War Was in Its Infancy Then,” by Maurice Emerson Decaul, conveys mental images in the reader’s mind that shows the physical damage of war with the addition of the emotional effect it has on a person. The reader can conclude the speaker is a soldier because the poem is written from a soldier’s point of view, someone who had to have been a first hand witness. The poem is about a man who is emotionally damaged due to war and has had to learn to cope with his surroundings. By use of imagery the reader gets a deeper sense of how the man felt during the war. Through the use of imagery, tone, and deeper meaning, Decaul shows us the

In the website BBC it states, “A war is only a just war if it both justified, and carried out in the right way. Some wars fought for noble causes have been rendered unjust because of the way in which they were fought.” This means that war is fought for the wrong reasons and does not bring anything good. The website, “War Child” says, “ Wars are normally started over money, some over land. Said to be acts of true bravery for one’s country instead of mindless violence or pointless conflicts and hundreds have been convinced they were fighting for something of great importance. In reality however soldiers have risked their lives for centuries over simplify conflicts such as money or miscommunication or just the stubbornness of their own government.” This quote continues to support that war us unacceptable, and brings harm to the lives of millions of people. War begins for ridiculous reasons and doesn’t achieve a purpose of

In the eyes of America war is a romantic, necessary tool to gain domination. During World War I, soldiers were brain washed into the notion that they could become a hero and have a great, fulfilling life ahead of them. Plenty, of young, naïve soldiers fell for this devious trick, only to find out they were being cheated. Fast forward, to today, where war is yet to be untwisted from so many knots. The average person cannot even imagine the true pain and struggle one goes through. Unless, of course, one truly experiences the war firsthand. These gruesome details and visualizations of the war are exactly the ones that are left out of the bigger picture. The idea of a romanticized war is a rather uneducated