Pg 177: On the Rainy River

I think the authors choice to go to war was a good choice. Even though he calls him self a coward for going to war, I think it was the least coward decision. He lives in America, he cant let his fellow Americans down who also fight for one another. If millions others are fighting for him, he should fight for those million others. Even though it takes a great deal of courage to not go to war, it takes so much more courage to go to war. Not going to war in a way is going against your country, even though it technically is your right not to. His choice was a very noble one even if he didnt think so himself. People praise you for going to war, not for not going to war. You fight for everyone in America not just yourself.