Nicholas Kristof (New York Times) is right—and this issue feels deeply personal to me. When I read that the U.S. spends $1.3 million per minute on war, I couldn’t help but think about what that money could mean for real people: children who go hungry, families without healthcare, and communities already devastated by climate change.
War doesn’t just cost money—it leaves scars that last generations. The environmental damage alone is staggering, from destroyed infrastructure to polluted land and water. Even worse are the human consequences we fail to anticipate. In Afghanistan, women and girls have seen their rights collapse after years of conflict. In Iran, ordinary citizens are trapped between a repressive government and the fallout of decades of foreign intervention dating back to 1953. These actions have often strengthened hardline regimes rather than weakened them.
I struggle to see where military intervention has truly created lasting peace. Instead, it fuels instability, hunger, and resentment. Kristof’s call to invest in humanitarian solutions isn’t idealistic—it’s necessary if we want a safer, more just world.
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