is War is the Health of the State?
88329
yes it is with Bush as president
433504
does it make a difference to the dead,their families or the world? wars are fought out of fear,greed and evil in the hearts of men.in the end it's always just sad.
872236
Peace. Maybe if we have peace then we could all the money we spend on war and it on health care and research instead.
790254
Some people do now understand the difference between occupation and war.  War is easier for most folks to conceptualize.
677481
FREE healthcare for everybody--never mind affordable.  Spending money on this war when there are starving, homeless and sick people in OUR country is a miscarriage of justice.
62937
Everybody has his right to express opinion. There are critics who say A, there are others who say B. I personally think war is wrong, terror is wrong. War brings more terror. Terror brings more war. Please focus on trying to end both war and terror, blaming one another as the source of problems won't do any good.
1067407
Of course it could.  However I don't think that will ever happen.  War is too convenient.  War is a remarkable catalyst for redistribution of funds.  A select  few in the grand scheme benefit.  War does not help the starving children.  It does however help the munition mfg. and makers of war  implements. War helps lobbyist  and the organizations they lobby for.  It also helps  political enities  who are not above a little ill gotten gold.
144051
you cant win a war on drugs when there isnt one.the goverment supplies the drugs so there is no war
129885
War is actually good for an economy because it creates manufacturing jobs and more.  Meanwhile, war is bad for other gov't agencies because money meant for them will only get diverted to lube the war machine while in motion.\n\nLastly war is TERRIBLY BAD because it cost lives and creates misery everywhere it touches.
508400
One thing you have wrong-People die here everyday-from lack of Medicine, food, heat. I believe we need to take care of Health here-number one. And you don't hear it in the media. Work at a hospital and see-many die just because they can not afford their medicine (many just because of medicine) and no there are not programs where all are eligible. This could be prevented.\n\nAs far as other dying during war time-that is sad-and has gone on for years. There are a lot of issues here-more than most want to hear. Some just look at one cause (it seems you are looking at death rate-some look at those who want help-they count too-Holocaust people waited a long time for our help and they were few in numbers compared to others)Some look at results-some look at all the issues (there are a few). \n\nIf humans lives count to you as you indicate than please -work on the health here-people are dying everyday-everywhere. War has gone on throughout history-with very complicated issues -there will be more-continually. History.! But your complains on health can solve many deaths happening now which we have control on.
1184496
Absolutely not.  Our health care system is a mess, it's true, but I think the best way to fix it is with less government intervention, not more.  You see, as with everything else, you tend to get all the best and most expensive stuff you can when someone else is paying the bill.  Well, if the government is paying the bill, that really means the taxpayers.  It's not fair for healthy people to have their tax burden substantially raised because some others can't or won't take care of themselves.  Which leads to a related point:  If you're paying your own bill, you're more likely to take good care of yourself, so you don't end up paying more than you absolutely have to.
659025
No, the only thing war changes is who controls what piece of land and sometimes borders. No one really wins these things though.
561467
No kidding.  War, like all violence, is bad.  Have you ever noticed how it's frequently the soldiers who understand this best?  Yet for interesting reflection, check out just war theory.
438591
Dude... you're an insensitive a****le!!! Thank God you're not anyplace close to policy and decision making. There are innocent people out there too, like you and me. They have nothing to do with their sick governments. You have no clue what war is and the suffering that accompanies it. Please refrain from even suggesting mad methods like what you just proposed. \nAnd just to let you know..... that WON'T solve the problem at all!
17034
If war was ended all over the surface of the globe, disease would be much easier to deal with.  It is hard to treat an HIV patient with bullets flying over your head (or lower).\nAnother reason might be that an end to war would free more resources which could then be used to fight all kinds of health problems, not just disease.
687160
A war is a prolonged engagement between two military powers.  For example, I consider Vietnam a war because the US and the South Vietnamese militaries were fighting the Vietcong and the North Vietnamese militaries.  Same with the current Iraq War, two forces, prolonged engagement.  An example for a conflict is the Somalia incident back in 1991 (remember Blackhawk Down?)  Warlords over threw Somalia's government and the US and allies went in for humanitarian aid.  It was a reletively short engagement, making it a conflict.  Thats how I define wars from conflicts, but I suppose the official way is whether or not Congress declares war. (If they do, its a war.  if not, its a conflict)
154403
The World Health Organization (WHO) has defined health as "a state of complete physical, mental, and social well-being and not merely the absence of disease."\n\nWhat language is that underneath your question?