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In this time of uncertainty people are forced to make a decision as to weather they do or do not support the use of military action to solve global disputes. War, in my opinion, is not an option and thousands of people agree with this as they are protesting the ongoing dispute in Iraq around the world. There are many reasons not to go to war and despite what many people may believe, there are peaceful alternatives to military action. It is a common belief, after WWII that when a country goes to war it’s economy will receive a boost as a result of the war effort. According to 2001 Nobel Prize winner for Economics Joseph Stiglitz, people hoping for an economic boom from a war with Iraq will be disappointed and in fact a war with Iraq will have a very negative impact on the global economy. (The News Strait Times, Oct. 15/2002) Times have changed and unless the entire country is affected, like with WWII, the economy will not be boosted. We have already seen an extreme rise in gas and oil prices as a result of the war with Iraq right here in Canada,