No one asks poor people if they want war. Nor had anyone asked these poor people if they wanted to die of thirst and exposure on the coastal sea, or if they wanted to be robbed and raped by their own soldiers.

Viet Thanh Nguyen
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Although most people would agree that war is wrong, there are some who believe that war is sometimes necessary to prevent further suffering. The truth is that war only leads to more suffering. It’s never the answer to anything.

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