A different war should be won…there is this war that is entirely good and can save as many lives - a war against the disturbing realities that prevent us from living harmoniously and peacefully as human beings. (photo: liberalforum.org)

A new war should be won. A new perception should explode like the nuclear bombs we always talk about. We have heard the statement that war is never good no matter how reasonable it is. Seeing hundreds or thousands of people dying of war is never good no matter how valid such a war is. But there is this war that is entirely good and can save as many lives - a war against the disturbing realities that prevent us from living harmoniously and peacefully as human beings.

Above: Republican Presidential Candidate John McCain (Photo: Charles Dharapak/AP)

Presumptive Republican Presidential candidate John McCain, like his President in Washington, does not want to softly deal with suspected Bin Laden-embracing or nuke-developing countries. For him, talking to possible terrorists is a big waste of time. He even criticizes presumptive Democratic Presidential Candidate Barrack Obama for planning a friendly stance toward those hostile countries.

Above: Democratic Presidential Candidate Barrack Obama (Photo: nativenotes.wordpress.com)

Above: Ethiopian troops marching (photo: www.militaryphotos.net)

The International Crisis Group (ICG) of Brussels warns of a catastrophic war between the African neighbors Ethiopia and Eritrea. The two countries waged war against each other from 1998 to 2000 which killed more than 70 thousand people.

An independent boundary commission has settled the territorial dispute between the countries through its “virtual demarcation” in November 2007. As a consequence, most of the 1, 700 peacekeepers were withdrawn from the border. However Ethiopia still has troops in areas belonging to Eritrea, creating a tension that can worsen over time.

Above: Taliban in Kandahar

The Taliban is on the offensive once more. After a swift assault of the villages of Arghandab District, they have now setup bases in and around the area. They started by destroying bridges and restricting access of tanks and other army vehicles into the region. Then they planted mines to further prevent land assault. Arghandab is in the southern part of Afghanistan, found in the Kandahar Province. The Arghandab region is found just 10 miles to the northwest of Kandahar City – the second largest city in the whole country.

Above: US raid on the Iraqi capital Baghdad (Photo: www.thewe.cc)

Okay, so it’s a no-brainer that one of the most powerful nations at present is America and George W. Bush, being its president, inevitably makes him one of the most powerful persons on earth.

At present, the world is having two major wars – in Afghanistan and Iraq. But is this really an inevitable war between or among countries or is it a war that America wanted and started? What exactly is the role of the US in these difficult times?