War, what is it good for?

A partial list:

• Winning independence
• Ending slavery
• Stopping invasions throughout the world
• Protecting enormous numbers of people from their would-be murderers
• Making the world safe for liberty and democracy
  

Soldiers who have had to go through things that I cannot imagine going through, to do things that I cannot imagine doing, to sacrifice their physical health, their mental health, or even their lives, have fought these wars because they believed in the causes that they were fighting for. Americans owe them a tremendous amount of gratitude, as do many others around the world.