# War

**URL:** <https://boards.straightdope.com/t/war/82776>\
**Category:** Factual Questions\
**Created:** [September 20, 2001, 1:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/war/82776 "2001-09-20T13:00:54Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 3\
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**Author:** ![toscar](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/f9ae1b/32.png) [@toscar](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/toscar)\
**Post date:** [September 20, 2001, 1:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/war/82776/1 "2001-09-20T13:00:54Z")

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An existing THREAD prompts me to pose these questions.

Is War sometimes necessary?

How many Wars in recent times have been necessary?

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**Author:** ![Knighted\_Vorpal\_Sword](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/ac91a4/32.png) [@Knighted\_Vorpal\_Sword](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Knighted_Vorpal_Sword)\
**Post date:** [September 20, 2001, 1:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/war/82776/2 "2001-09-20T13:12:10Z")

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Uh, Toscar, this probably isn’t the forum you want to use to post these questions. You mightwant to take these over to GD. (Remember, GQ is for questions that have factual answers. Your questions are more opinion based.)

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**Author:** ![toscar](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/f9ae1b/32.png) [@toscar](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/toscar)\
**Post date:** [September 20, 2001, 2:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/war/82776/3 "2001-09-20T14:30:13Z")

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> \*Originally posted by Knighted Vorpal Sword \*  
> \*\*Uh, Toscar, this probably isn’t the forum you want to use to post these questions. You mightwant to take these over to GD. (Remember, GQ is for questions that have factual answers. Your questions are more opinion based.) \*\*

Yes. I see what you mean.