Read this excerpt from “the girl who silenced the world for five minutes.” i'm only a child, yet i know if all the money spent on war was spent on ending poverty and finding environmental answers, what a wonderful place this earth would be! based on this excerpt, suzuki most likely believes that money spent on war is money well spent. war costs more money than solving the problem of poverty. more money would solve the problem of poverty. the earth would be a perfect place without war.