The affects of war. What to expect?

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Many of us here on mylot have lived through at least one war. Some of us remember Vietnam, some will recall the Korean War, I think everyone on this site would remember Iraq, as it was 2003 to 2011. I was born after my Dad came home from Korea, I do remember the heartbreak of all the stories of wars fought by hearing of them from my grandfathers and my Dad. Our family lost several members during Vietnam, and one to Iraq. Here we are again...no matter what is said, this is a war. How far it will go and how many countries will be torn to pieces remains to be seen, but the death toll has already started. War just doesn't affect the countries that are involved, war affects the entire world in some way or another. Loss of life, loss of ways of living or homes or most importantly, people. Crazy prices because that's what war does--it costs more to shift needed goods and services to other places, products are often hard or impossible to obtain, I could go on and on here, but I am sure we all know this. Do you currently have someone in armed forces? Currently, my family only has two--one is a young cousin in the the army, and another is my nephew, who is in the Navy and currently on a carrier ship...'nuff said. I have a hard time with war and conflict. It's hard to hear of it, and hard to watch--now more than ever, since there are more complicated weapons used, more threats, more ways exist to destroy than ever before. No one wants to lose loved ones or friends. War doesn't bring happiness or glory. Just because it is not currently being fought here in the US, it could...I know I don't ever want that, either. No one does.