Because it cost a lot of money and lives. And the "winner" may not gain anything from a war with other nation(s).
Because the US government had to pay too much for the war without taking back anything.
the testing ground of World War 2
No, he attacked Harper's Ferry Virginia in 1859 in a futile attempt to start a slave revolt. His attack failed but he was seen as a martyr for the abolition of slavery in the North and as a terrorist in the south. The reaction to his attack is regarded as one of the events that lead the country to war in 1861 where southern forces fired on Fort Sumter.
The Great War, because it was the biggest war the world had ever seen.
World War one was the first great war. It was the biggest war the world had seen and involved many countries.
If war is futile; politics is futile. War is the obtaining of a political goal by other than political means.
The word 'futile' means useless. World War 1 was originally called the 'Great War' and its purpose was to end all Wars. However as we know it didn't.
as in the case of any war FUTILE
A beau geste is a gracious gesture, seen as noble in form but often futile or meaningless in substance.
Futile is an adjective.
Sometimes, in the generally-futile hope that the cold air will keep them awake.
Resistance is futile, human. Her wild attempts at explanation were futile.
The homonym for futile is "fetal."
Because the US government had to pay too much for the war without taking back anything.
Futile Sessions was created in 2005.
Resistance is futile! His heroic effort turned out to be futile, after all.
Resistance is futile! The 'hail Mary pass' was a futile attempt to tie the score in the game's final seconds.