War, what is it good for?

[BlueJac]

WAR written by Barrett Strong and Norman Whitfield

War
What is it good for
Absolutely nothing
War
What is it good for
Absolutely nothing
War is something that I despise
For it means destruction of innocent lives
For it means tears in thousands of mothers' eyes
When their sons go out to fight to give their lives

War
What is it good for
Absolutely nothing
Say it again
War
What is it good for
Absolutely nothing

War
It's nothing but a heartbreaker
War
Friend only to the undertaker
War is the enemy of all mankind
The thought of war blows my mind
Handed down from generation to generation
Induction destruction
Who wants to die

War
What is it good for
Absolutely nothing
Say it again
War
What is it good for
Absolutely nothing

War has shattered many young men's dreams
Made them disabled bitter and meanLife is too precious to be fighting wars
each day
War can't give life it can only take it away

War
It's nothing but a heartbreaker
War
Friend only to the undertaker
Peace love and understanding
There must be some place for these things today
They say we must fight to keep our freedom
But Lord there's gotta be a better way
That's better than
War

War
What is it good for
Absolutely nothing
Say it again
War
What is it good for
Absolutely nothing


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[ClassWarrior]

1. War. What is it good for? Haliburton's profits!! Say it again...

NGU.

[converted_democrat]

5. Exactly...n/t

[tx_dem41]

2. It was actually written by Barrett Strong and Norman Whitfield n/t

[Journeyman]

3. In "Ragtime," E.L. Doctorow had J.P. Morgan say war was good. . .

in that it sped things up. Though true, can't say that's enough of a reason, let alone a good one.

[Serial Mom]

4. My heart aches every time I hear that song

since the first Iraq war in 1991 (BTW written by Barret Strong, Norman Whitfield/Edwin Star, not Springsteen)

It was playing on the radio the evening of January 30 when I heard the first 11 Marines on the ground were killed. The next morning we found out my daughter's boyfriend was one of them ..

RIP - Scott A Schroeder 1969-1991

[thereismore]

6. "War is a racket, pure and simple" - Gen. Smedley Butler nt

[ET Awful]

7. Wasn't that Tolstoy's working title for "War and Peace"?

:evilgrin:

[Retired AF Dem]

8. War is never a good thing

but once in a great while it is needed to get rid of someone like Hitler.