Who are the actual winners of war?

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Children are often the greatest victims of war, lacking understanding of the situation. They lose education, home, and family, making it harder to seek asylum elsewhere. Programs like DACA support displaced children. In rare cases, some are recruited as child soldiers in countries such as Nigeria or Afghanistan, which leaves them traumatized. Many are at risk of death due to ongoing violence. The article “Impacts of War on Children” by the National Library of Medicine notes that tens of thousands under 18 serve in militias across about 60 countries.In my opinion, I believe that there are no actual winners of war because each side also faces many consequences. An example of these consequences are the number of casualties, or the destruction of a country or a city. Clearly a war is usually not positive because they occur when 2 countries are not able to resolve any conflicts through mutual discussions. The people that are usually the most affected are the civilians, because they tend to have very little power and their voices and protests tend to go unheard.
Who Benefits from War?
Most of the time, the benefits go to huge corporations or political organizations, since they have a lot of power. To be more specific, companies that make and sell guns or any other tools needed for war. We can see that the people fighting the war don’t benefit ( it doesn’t matter if they are on the good side or the enemy side).

                    The Effect of War on Children

Children tend to lose the most due to wars, as they don’t understand what is going on. They lose their education, home, family and which makes it harder for them to seek asylum in other countries. Certain programs like Daca have helped children who have been displaced from another country. In very unlikely cases, they are recruited as members of the military as child soldiers in countries like Nigeria or Afghanistan. This really changes who they are, making them feel traumatized. Many children are at risk of death, as they are killed because of the ongoing violence. The article, “Impacts of War on Children” by the National Library of Medicine, shows that “it is estimated that there are tens of thousands of young people under 18 serving in militias in about 60 countries.

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SOURCES

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