A Dennisville spouter is right that war is a tragic reality. However, due to human nature, it's also a tragic necessity. We are only able to protect that which we love and believe in against determined and vicious opponents by waging war, and by waging war better than our enemies do. War is an obscenity, and those who have not experienced it can speak authoritatively about it. No one hates war more than the warrior, but as long as we want our weakest to sleep securely at night, our strongest must be willing to fight.