What would be the negative effect if all countries in the world stopped their wars?

theFo0t

War is caused by a difference of opinion, usually over land or religion, or both.

If every country stopped their wars these conflicts would still be there. To fill the void of power terrorist would step in. This is because people want action, they want to see someone doing something to help them. If the terrorist are the only game in town then they will gain all of the power.

This is why Hezbollah is so big in Lebanon. They are the ones providing education to the children, work for the adults, and other social services.

The truth is war will never end because there will always be a difference of opinions.

Marci

The only effect, and I can't say that it is really negative is job security for those employed specifically to keep the wars going.

OccumsRevelation

Countries would be free to internally persecute without consequence.

Countries would be free to use economic pressures without consequence. That may not sound too severe to you, but the two greatest massacres in history took place not through force of arms, but through force of grain. The starvation of the Ukraine and the starvation of Tibet killed more people than Hitler ever dreamt of. Both were intentionally starved to force their submission.

Also, a cessation to wars would mean a virtual lock on the status quo in many nations. How will people free themselves from a repressive dictator without bloody rebellion? By voting? You can't vote a tyrant from office.

Those are just a few reasons war exists. Only a fool likes war, but one would be equally foolish to hope for its total cessation.

it will never happen EVER

only hippies and people who are too high to think clearly believe that nonsense

abbey m

wont happen

sky

with out defense the terroist would blow us up

NOVA50

All countries could lay down arms and disband there militarizes very easily. That'd give terrorists, insurgents, freedom fighters from all over the World the ability to over run police forces and topple every Government.

bretto24

Defense contractors would loose lots of $$

Lavender Pink

USA makes most of his profits on selling armory to other countries (ignore Bush, that is true), so, if war stops, USA goes bankrupt

rache001

Somebody somewhere would pick up arms...and fill the power void.

Walter Ridgeley

Gee, all the non-countries waging war would go wild, I should think! You know, Hamas, Hizbollah, Moro Islamic Liberation Front, Harkat-ul Mujahideen, Tamil Tigers, Mayi-Mayi, Al-Qaeda, and on and on.

You know, a question like this could open you up to a charge of terminal naivete.

bluffmike

Over population. People would still die, only slowly, from disease and hunger.

idontkno

there would be none for the USA maybe for f up countries like china Iran and Russia

green is clean

Higher unemployment. No one to be in the military, no one to build the guns, weapons, etc..., no one to sell the guns, weapons, etc..

What I Say

Here's the official militant neoconservative answer to your question:

Liberals would take over the world.

Oh how terrible! Real freedom throughout the world? What a nightmare!!

lend322

Their wouldn't be a negative affect. The problem is there are always groups who want to fight.

Brazilian Beauty

Wouldn't that be Great if it ever happened! I don't think there is a negative effects.

But to answer your question I would have to say the politicians would be out of a job !

desiderio

You would have a lot of adrenaline filled, out of work soldiers with nothing better to do than drink and/or cause trouble.

broxolm

Yes, I would say high unemployment would be a large problem. Not only no military fighters, but also no workers to make all the items used in the military. (From ready-to-eat meals to bombs)
Also the space program would have a hard time getting the rockets needed to launch shuttles.

However, I think and even larger problem would be caused by the lack of research that would be done by the military. Face it, most of the items invented today were done first by military researchers. Heck, even the Internet was invented by the military. *cough* ...and Al Gore...*cough*

Wig

lol
Their would be population explosions and massive unemployment, as was said. What does that mean? Not enough food and natural resources, not enough space. Economy in the toilet. Result? Countries would take up arms to bolster their economy, get more resources and more space.

You could have a positive result of putting arms down, but there would need to be MANY MANY more conditions than simple disarmament.

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