Three Types of Destruction During War

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General George S. Patton once said, “The object of war is not to die for your country but to make the other bastard die for his.” This man obviously had the destruction of other people on his mind at the time. War includes much destruction in different ways. Along with the destruction of people is the destruction of items. All wars take place somewhere and always destroy the surrounding buildings and possessions. Self destruction is also a main part of war due to killing other people. War causes three different types of destruction: destruction of people, destruction of items, and self destruction.

Destruction of people can be named murder, genocide, or if you are really screwed up, fun. Murder can be grouped into any killing or just killing people outside of war and battle. Some people think that killing people in war is not murder because the government does not persecute them for it but give them paychecks, promotions, and awards. Webster’s definition of genocide is: the deliberate and systematic destruction of a racial, political, or cultural group. Adolf Hitler is p...

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