OPINION: No Reason For War

By Iusuke OCHIAI

Two airplanes collided with the World Trade Center Building on September 11th. The Iraq war was said to have started in retaliation and Japan approved of the war. Japan, the only country in the world to have
experienced the horrors of the atomic bomb, felt this war was necessary. Why?

A questionnaire was given to the third grade international students asking them if they agree that the Japanese army should be used in this war. The results showed that only ten per cent agreed with the
war. The majority 65% were totally against the war. And 25% did not care.

Personally, I feel that a person should not fight with another person for whatever reason. Now, many people are dead in Iraq. Not only the Iraqi people but also foreign civilians as well as the men and women in the military who were ordered by their governments to fight. The US Forces alone have lost more than 1,000 people. As it is, the number of people who are dying because of this war is still growing. This should not continue. I think it is important to help each other and to learn to live together peacefully.