Response "Why We Fight"

Is it right that a person could kill another person in war and be considered a hero, but if someone kills a person not in war they are just considered a murderer? I for one think it is. I'm not a fan of war or fighting of any kind and have no intentions of joining the armed forces, but i support our country and stick behind them all the way. I agree with the 3 different criteria that Augustine wrote that were used for determining war. I am a person who still hopes of a world where countries are peaceful with one another, but i guess not all people feel the same way. I do realize when using words to try to settle things don't work war can be necessary and then it's acceptable to take these steps. I think in our countries past there have been many times where we were right for declaring war...but then also other times when we have not. I think in this day and age some have become to quick to want to play the war card.

Response to "Army's war game"

As a avid video game player, i'm not certain if i've ever played a game that was sponsored by the army, i've played my fair share of war like video games. I agree with the idea the main purpose of these video games is to start to lead young adults to start having an interest in the army and even possibly joining it. Before reading this article i've never heard of the free video game "America's Army" that is available to so many americans. I've never been to a NASCAR event or a state fair, so since they commonly distribute copies of them there, maybe thats why.

I have no agruments against what the army is doing and i think its a great way to start to getting people interested in the army, and i'm sure it works. some people would probably not want there kids playing the game, but thats there job to watch what there kids are doing. In my eyes its a free video game, what's not to like about it? I'm not joining the army. At this point in my life i know that the army isn't for me, so i can see how it would have a bigger effect on the younger teens, but thats a job for their parents to regulate.