War on terrorism, war on drugs, war on hunger, war on poverty. . . you'd think people would recognize that the targets of these wars have been a part of our society throughout our entire history and that no amount of money, lives, bullets, laws and regulations the government throws at them will resolve the issue; its just a waste. The fear created by these wars are typically used by the government as well to gain more power from the people and invade on our individual freedoms.
In fact, only a society which promotes free markets, individual liberty, personal responsibility, and self reliance has ever proven to decrease any of these problems. Governments simply get in the way. When looking at the US, the entire decade before LBJ announced his war on poverty, the economy experienced an substantial drop in poverty. Since the war on poverty was announced, it has remained stagnant and simply swinging with the FED induced bubbles in the economy. If you accept the conclusion that hunger and the overall use of drugs stem from poverty, it's hard to argue these wars have provided anything of any value to society.
The war on terrorism is an even larger farce. Terrorists are simply people pissed off because they're oppressed by their own, or foreign, governments. I'd probably hate the west too if I grew up in Palestine, Iran, or Iraq. Terrorism around the world has increased substantially since the beginning of the war on terrorism. It's simply another war that has brought absolutely nothing of value to society while succeeding in enlarging government and instilling fear in people to take away their rights and their wealth.
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