War - Do you think governments should seek the people’s approval through a referendum before invading, attacking, or declaring war on another country? Do you think citizens would support a war, or do you think the number of conflicts currently taking place would decrease? Why?
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War and rumours of war seem to be on the increase these days. States seek control and show the strength of their war equipment.
Recently, the wars between two prominent countries caused serious ripple effects around the world due to political ties and economic waste that resulted from the battles. No wonder the popular saying that “when two Elephants fight, the grass suffers”.
The meaning of war depicts “a planned violent response to provocation with ammunition." Hence, seeking people’s approval will be dangerous. This is because it is a battle fought with tact, wit, precision, and with some classified information. Making war a public thing will weaken that government and hand over victory to its enemies.
Furthermore, wars are not supposed to be discussed openly; however, the parties involved may send threats and venom to frighten their enemies. Sometimes, these threats, when push comes to shove, are carried out on a small or large scale to test the strength of their enemies before launching a full-scale war.
Additionally, referendums are mostly used during peace accords. Using it to get war approval will pose a danger to that government. The whole secret, formation, and tactics will be revealed to the enemy's camp, and they will use it to their advantage to cause damage.
Again, the delay witnessed during the referendum and its processes will open the government to attacks because, sometimes in war, it may be blatantly dangerous. Delay tactics can be used in football to hold the opponent, but in war, a surprise attack is always the answer.
On the other hand, it is good that governments plan wars internally by getting the buy-in of major stakeholders and allies before launching an attack or going to war. This way, there will be strong backup and cover in case of surprise attacks or strong retaliation from the enemy's camp.
In conclusion, I do not think it is necessary to get referendum approval before a government launches war, but rather a buy-in from the major stakeholders. And so long as there is life and existence in this world, there will always be conflicts and rumours of war.
Nevertheless, governments can do better by employing dialogue peace treaties because we need peace in this world more than war and rumours of war.
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