What is war good for? The answer is absolutely nothing. War is not needed and it does nothing but separate humans from each other. The song War by the Temptations, expresses most of the United States views on the Vietnam War, which is that it’s wrong. The song expresses not only the United States’ opinion as a whole but my opinion as well. The lyrics of the song are very easy to understand. The idea of the song is that war is good for nothing and it’s a waste of innocent lives. For example, the verse, “Oh, war, I despise. 'Cause it means destruction of innocent lives,” shows that war isn’t thought of in a good way. When society looks at war, they think of violence, death, and destruction, and never anything good. Another verse that shows a
