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Related: Editorials & Other Articles, Issue Forums, Alliance Forums, Region ForumsWar has become the acceptable and the norm.
It is depressing. We are a militaristic society that cannot wait for the next war. Our leaders talk about putting "boots on the ground" in yet another country. How much better would this world be today if George W Bush had not invaded Iraq? The butterfly flapped its wings in the Middle East and a hurricane happened in American politics.
KG
(28,754 posts)madokie
(51,076 posts)it should be as a last resort not as a first line of options
CrispyQ
(36,621 posts)Not sure who said that. It's been attributed to a few people.
Orrex
(63,322 posts)Stuart G
(38,477 posts)I did some research on this once..I wish I could give a source but I recall reading that there has been some kind of war going on somewhere on earth..every 3 years.. (a different one).. since before the birth of Christ..
riderinthestorm
(23,272 posts)whatthehey
(3,660 posts)I think we are at much the same situation as are those thinking that abductions or crime against children has massively increased in the last couple of generations. It's difficult to distinguish between the frequency of occurrence and the frequency of information dissemination.
Calculating
(2,957 posts)So long as we live in a profit driven society it will never end.
Iggo
(47,627 posts)This country is sick.
Initech
(100,182 posts)Fuck the military industrial complex.
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