In Why Nations Go To War, Dr. Joseph Stoessinger explains eight cases in which why nations do go to war. The chapters read about the Vietnam War and Kosovo explain why these nations went to war and what mistakes hurt each nation. Stoessinger explains that some problems, such as political and economical issues, have hurt the outcome of each war. The war in Vietnam started out as a struggle between France and Communist leader, Ho …showed first 75 words of 2409 total…

…showed last 75 words of 2409 total…nd, he had a greater sense of being unstoppable. No one will ever no the entire reason for why nations go to war, but through looking at Vietnam and Kosovo, mistakes made hurt America in the chance of beating the Vietnamese; Kosovo would not have happened if internal struggles of religion were ceased. Through future struggles and wars, maybe, we might figure out more cases to solve the issue of why nations go to war.