Captain America

People around America riot against war while promoting peace, but I can guarantee there will never be peace in a world that sees no reason to defend another nation. Peace will never be attained with a selfish attitude. We must see the world from the world's perspective, not America's. If hundreds of thousands of people are dieing it is our responsibility to be there, if a nation is trying to conquer another that values freedom and democracy it is our responsibility to be there, if a nation is suffering under a ruthless dictator and may possess weapons that threaten the world, it is our responsibility to be there. You see it doesn't matter if we benefit as a nation. What matters is that we benefit as a race.

People ask American soldiers why they will go to war that isn't even America's war to fight. It's because they know it is their fight; it is our fight. We must learn to fight for the good of all people. Again people will say: why should we try to solve the problems of other countries when we can't even solve our own? That I believe is one of the most pointless questions to ask because it proves nothing. Look at yourself, as an individual; we all have our issues but does that mean we can't help other people around us? Just because we're not a perfect country doesn't mean we shouldn't sacrifice and make an example for the rest of the world how a group of people should truly behave.

It's funny. People would say peace is the opposite of war. This isn't true. The opposite of peace is selfishness. To attain peace is to attain selflessness. And there will be many wars in the name of selflessness and on the way to peace.