General Douglas Macarthur's Argumentative Analysis

War is a horrible act that is fully capable of leaving scars on innocent people at horrifying scales, and can change how we see others just by the way that they were involved. War is capable of changing the perspective of entire societies. War should never be used unless it is the last option available, and only if peace will really come as a result of the mass suffering and disaster. As General Dwight Eisenhower said in a message to his invasion troops, "You will bring about the destruction of the German war machine, the elimination of Nazi tyranny over the oppressed peoples of Europe, and security to yourselves in a free world" (39). The best way to solve a conflict is not to resort to violence, but rather to words. If war is inevitable, then those who had nothing to do with it should be left alone and not involved, such as innocent
It can also be argued that dialogue is not capable solve many issues and preventing violence. But although many times war is inevitable, an effort must, at least, be made to prevent it, along with the abundant amount of death and destruction that comes as a consequence. War is beginning to become nothing but destruction, as winning the war has no real meaning anymore. General Douglas MacArthur in his commencement address at the Michigan State University said it best: "The enormous destruction to both sides of closely matched opponents makes it impossible for even the winner to translate into anything but his own disaster" (53). We as humans have an ability that differentiates us from animals, and that is that we have dialogue. We are able to communicate ideas with words and do not require violence. Wild animals are intellectually inferior and cannot communicate to solve issues, and we are not like that. We are civilized, rational and intellectual human beings who can express our thoughts, ideas and emotions through the act of