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All Quiet on the Western Front Get Off the Fence Debate Cline, Austin. "Life is Sacred." //atheism.about.com//. The New York Times Company., n.d. Web. 13 Dec 2011. . This is an antiwar article. It uses the idea that killing is immoral to support the antiwar position. The article states that life is sacred and because war causes death it should be avoided. ||  || Source 1: . "America's Debate." //Pro War Arguments//. ©2002-2010 America's Debate, Inc., Mar 22 2003, 11:56 PM. Web. 13 Dec 2011. . This pro war argument provides reasons of why to have war. It is focused on the Iraq war. Some of the reasons include wanting to liberating the Iraqi people, Iraq is a perceived threat, and that Suddam could turn out to be as horrible as Hitler was. || Gregory, Anthony. "Antiwar Arguments for War." //antiwar.com//. antiwar.com, October 12, 2004. Web. 13 Dec 2011. .
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This antiwar article mainly focuses on the war in Iraq and the pro and anti arguments for it. One way he defends his position by announcing that a lot of the reasons for starting this war proved to be false information. One of the major reasons in the beginning for starting this war was that there was believed to be weapons of mast destruction in Iraq. The author states in this article “There are no weapons of mass destruction. Saddam's nuclear program, as pitiful as it has always been, was much stronger ten years ago than at the beginning of Gulf War II. The "uranium-enrichment" aluminum tubes were a hoax, the yellowcake from Niger was a forged fantasy, and the chemical stockpiles amount to zilch.” The article stresses a need for peace and a stop to the death of innocent lives. It is also suggested that America should return to its noninterventionist foreign policy that kept it mostly at peace for more than a century. ||  || Source 2: Kraft, Raymond. "One of the best pro-war arguments I have happened across." //Political Corner//. firingsquad, 10-28-2004 03:59 PM. Web. 13 Dec 2011. . This article includes a mixture of facts and opinions to persuade readers towards the pro-war opinion. He provides the history and reasons for past wars. He states that war is expensive but the effects of not going to war would be even greater. The author also insists that waiting to have war is also unadvisable because the situation can worsen and the threats can become stronger. || I believe that war should be avoided. Both sides have good points but in the end innocent people should not die. Compromises and political discussion can be a substitute for war. I especially disagree with drafting. People should not be forced to give up their lives. I understand that war is sometimes a necessary course of action, like when Hitler was causing the death of Jews and taking over other countries. At that time it was important for us to go to war in order to stop these horrific events. However, war should not occur simply because one country is allied with another or for uncertain and slightly reasons.