What Are The Pros And Cons Of The Delian League

As much as one would want to take a definite stance and either condemn completely or support the formation of the Delian League as a Greek success story of ancient past, I really have to pause and consider both the pros and cons. I really do believe that there are both good sides to its formation and also bad sides, and even to the extent of holding the view that the cons outweigh the pros in the formation of the Delian Leagues ultimately.
The Delian League has its mission or goals for which it was formed. It was formed as a direct response to the Persian threat of invasion of Greek territory. Its goals were to ward off Persian threat of invasion in the sense of defense, go ahead to attack and punish Persian for its aggression in the sense
The Greeks of smaller city-states found the league a trap they were in from which they could no longer escape or secede and spare themselves from the overwhelming influence of Athens. The league became hegemonic and the Athenians were the “master brother” to whom it was obligatory for smaller city-states to offer not only arms, but financial contribution in the form of tax so Athens can make its bigger and stronger presence and share in defending the lands of the Greeks. With Athens espousing interest in forming a league that will continue fighting Persia, it now posed a threat as much as the Persians against its fellow Greeks in its ambition to become an empire. Eventually, it appears that the wars between the Greeks and Persia, and the civil wars among the Greeks were all needless to say the least and waste of resources and human life. In my view, it does exemplify my belief that all wars are unnecessary. The Greeks who were threatened by Persia ended up allying with the foreign enemy against their internal enemy. Sparta and other Greek city states went as far as receiving support from Persia to counter