When it comes to war, every American is affected in one way, shape or form. Whether it be rising gas prices or having family in the military being affected.
The conflict in Iran has undoubtedly begun to affect Americans through rising gas prices and the death of U.S. service members killed in Iranian strikes.
Ellison Kitchell, a Junior at the high school, gives her opinion on the conflict.
“I strongly oppose the war and feel that while it shouldn’t have even been started in the first place, it certainly should not have carried on after the announcement that Israeli-American bombings had succeeded in killing Iran’s supreme leader,” Kitchell said. “In my opinion, this war has nothing to do with the civilian populations of all countries involved.”
Kitchell explains how the conflict affects her and her peers.
“Being a member of Generation Z, I haven’t had to experience war,” Kitchell said. This is all very foreign to me and others my age, and not only is the concept of war new, but it is also incredibly frightening to me. I feel no sense of nationalism now that this war has started; quite frankly, I feel a sense of second-hand shame.”
Anthony Kinney, an English teacher, explains his views on the war.
“I think the conflict in Iran never should have started,” Kinney said. “There were no legitimate reasons for an attack on that country at this time. We had a treaty with Iran to halt its nuclear weapon development, and that treaty was working when President Trump pulled the United States out of it. He then decided to join Israel in an unjustified assault on Iran, resulting in the deaths of many civilians, including over 175 people killed in the Minab school attack. The majority of those deaths were children. The conflict needs to be ended, so a diplomatic solution can be reached, and innocent people on both sides can be spared this misery and death.”
When asked how the conflict affects him, Kinney gives his perspective from a teacher’s point of view, and how this war will affect the students in his class.
“It affects me, because I am constantly thinking of those students who have entered the armed forces from Logansport High School,” Kinney said. “Thirteen U.S. service members have been killed in the conflict so far, and I’m afraid many more will be killed before this conflict is over. Every time I walk by the Wall of Honor by the main office here, I think that those people on that wall shouldn’t have to die in an unjust war like this one.”
