> think any reasonable person can agree that many people did not need to die It's not about whether it was sad or not. It's about whether the war was avoidab

> think any reasonable person can agree that many people did not need to die It's not about whether it was sad or not. It's about whether the war was avoidable and whether it was regrettable. I don't think it was easily avoidable and despite the loss of lives when considering the alternative and what it achieved, slavery->freedom->Tenant Farmers under Jim Crow and the unity of our nation, I can't say it was regrettable.