Is war a necessary evil?

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Selected claim, opposing its parent

Countries rarely end wars in a better financial situation than they started them in.

Pros

Cons

  • Pro claim 1

    In both the First and Second World Wars, the national debt of most of the countries involved increased substantially.

  • Pro claim 2

    The Crisis of 1811 was, for the most part, caused by the Napoleonic Wars.

  • Con claim 1

    The US emerged from World War II with a revitalized, booming economy.