Israel, Lebanon, and Gaza

[SacTown Chronic]

I consider Vietnam and Iraq the two major wars of my lifetime. (Yeah, I'm pushing it a bit seeing as how Vietnam was raging before I was born and ended before I was old enough to understand war.)

Originally Posted by Alex Stroup

Is going to war to aid in the defense of an ally avoidable? Obviously, you can avoid the war by turning your back on them, but is that the right thing to do? Sometimes? Always? Never?

I don't count Gulf I as avoidable even though it was totally avoidable because there's precious little black and white when it comes to the questions you ask.