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Originally Posted by Brett A
This is true. War is outdated; Antiquated thinking. It's a throwback to a time when the world seemed big enough to believe we could do something "over there" and not have it affect us "over here". I've got news. There is no "over there" anymore. It's all right here.
It seems, as a species, we are literally retarded in our development when it comes to war. Truth is, it takes a lot more intellegence, courage and bravery to get along with cultures who have different world-views than it it does to kill them. To choose creative solutions over destructive ones takes a lot of work and is rarely simple, easy, or free of compromise.
But I'm not fooling myself. We're never gong to get there. At least not without a big die-off. As George Carlin said in his most-excellent "Jammin' New York" show; "Pack your shit folks, we're goin' away"
My $0.02
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I can agree with most of this, but what do you do when a Foreign "people" come to our shores and start killing? I know America isn't innocent in everything, but I don't think it's always our fault either. When is the last time an American flew a loaded passenger jet through a building full of innocent people just going to work (say, in the name of Christianity) in any foreign land? If water-boarding people that would do these things, has helped in any small way to keep America safe, I say thank you to George Bush, and all involved. I ask again, what good will bringing this all up "now" do anyone?