Violence is (usually) not the Answer

I really, truly never understood war; I never understood the concept of two countries fighting against each other. It almost seemed like child play to me; two separate teams who both just wanted to be the victor. I still can not grasp what rationale there is to think that the country that wins this or that is determined based off of who kills the most people, inflicts the most damage, brings about the most terror. When did that become morally acceptable? When did that even become rational? 

Thus, I don't think that war will ever be morally permissible. I think that there are other options to take and that war, if ever acceptable to be used at all, should be seen as a last resort in true emergencies only. 

I'm not going to say I'm a pacifist, because I'm not. I just think that there are more effective ways to settle issues than to spend billions of dollars on wars. Instead of planning out the next war mission, I believe it'd be a smarter move for us to figure out how to get past the "child-play" of war and to settle issues in diplomatic ways that involve strong treaties and lasting peace. 

And although it may not stand, who says war will?