* A good offense is a good defense. * If we desire to avoid insult, we must repel it; if we desire to secure peace, one of the most powerful instruments of our rising prosperity, it must be known that we are at all times ready for war. George Washington * “si vis pacem, para bellum” – If you want peace, prepare for war. Flavius Vegetius Renatus, Roman military strategist 390 AD * The purpose of all war is peace. Saint Augustine 354-430 * “was so fearful of Carthage that no matter what the topic his speech in the senate he always ended with “Carthage must be destroyed” Cato the Elder, Rome 201 BC * (about Germanic tribes) “Such raids into Roman territory would hopefully keep the Romans off balance and preempt Roman attacks on their territories * Idea of war is to kill as many of the opponent with minimal risk to your own people, Drones are obviously very effective against al Qaeda . Rep. Peter King * Because of the use of drones we have not been attacked since 9/11 * In some situations war is completely necessary for self defense. Is often the immediate cause. Straw to break horses back * Yesterday, December 7, 1949- a date which will live in infamy- The United States of America was suddenly and deliberately attacked by Naval and Air forces of the Empire of Japan. As command in chief of the Army and Navy I have directed that all measures be taken for our defense. President * The immediate cause of this war was a group of Italian mercenaries whom had seized a strategic port of Messana just across from Italy * Romans saw this port as vital to security * “necessary to go to war to protect homeland” * War has a unanimous tie to economics. * There is $5 trillion of oil above and below the ground in Iraq… that is certainly one of the motivating factors in this effort to strike against Iraq. Dennis Kucinich congressman (D-OH) * [many] factors lead to Germanic leaders to attack Rome. One was to keep the warriors busy. Another was to win plunder. * The specific value of the locality in its productions of material the world needs. Dwight Eisenhower * Talking about Vietnam region * Manufactured many important goods such as rubber, jute, and sulphur * Didn’t want these things in communist control, would drive up prices * War created more jobs, such as creating weaponry and manufacturing raw materials to run a war, such jobs were able to jumpstart the economy * WWII pulled USA out of depression * Created influx of jobs * War spurs a rush of knowledge and invention. * Some inventions of war include penicillin, plastic, satellites, rockets and radar. * Everyday items such as microwaves aerosols jeeps * The united states and the global technological landscape would be vastly different in the absence of the contribution of military and defense related research, development, and procurement * Specifically in the fields of * Aircraft * Nuclear power * Computer technology * Semiconductors * The internet * Space communications * War is a way in which people gain more political power. * It is clear that war is not a mere act of policy but a