War, what is it good for?

War, what is it good for?

War, what is it good for?/War has caused unrest/Among the younger
generation/Induction then destruction

It has been one week since military law was imposed on May 19
in Aceh, and Acehnese have been facing terror and the ugliness of
human nature ever since. Murder and destruction are the orders of
the day. As of Friday, thousands of students could no longer go
to school, as 328 school buildings had been burned to the ground.
War, I despise/'Cause it means destruction of innocent lives/War
means tears to thousands of mothers

Military and government officials said on Friday that 58
separatist rebels had been killed and 23,000 civilians had fled
their homes in the biggest offensive in the country since the
1975 invasion of East Timor by Indonesian forces.
War has shattered many young men's dreams/We've got no place for
it today

A rebel statement, however, said 12 separatist fighters had
been killed, along with 43 soldiers and police, and that 53
civilians had been killed. The figures, however, could not be
independently verified. Does it matter? Even one casualty is one
too many.
War -- what is it good for?/Absolutely nothing.

(From War by Frankie Goes to Hollywood)