During the 20th and nascent 21st centauries, the United States has engaged in seven major wars, two of which are currently ongoing. Since only a portion of one war, World War II, was actually fought on United States soil in the Hawaiian Island and the Southern Pacific Islands, including Guam and the Solomon Island, this country has not suffered large damage to its infrastructure. Therefore, the U.S. has not faced the huge costs of rebuilding that other countries have ... Read More

Although fighting currently continues in Iraq, there is increasing debate over how to end the conflict together with demands from political factions in the United States and Great Britain to Phase the war out and allow the troops to return to civilian life. It is getting more difficult to justify the costs of continued hostilities in Iraq and Afghanistan. Just what are the cost totals? Current figures are ever changing, and of course since the conflicts are ongoing, ... Read More

The Rules of War War is a devastating event that is focused on the goal of killing or incapacitating the enemy. Yet there exists etiquette of sorts; rules of conduct that apply to nearly every eventuality of war that every combatant is supposed to respect and obey. These guidelines were drafted into the Geneva Convention of 1949, and strive to impart humanity into the ultimate adversarial situation. The provisions of the Geneva Convention state that the conventions ... Read More