[wade-w]

War sucks. Big Time. I really wish that there was a way to get rid of it all together. However, very occasionally there is such a thing as a just and necessary war. WW II comes to mind. It could be argued that if the aftermath of WW I had been better handled, WW II would not have been necessary, and there is a lot of truth to that. But it doesn't change the fact that the generation that waged WW II had no real choice in the matter, it was fight or be subjugated and for many, massacred. Pacifists often then point to Ghandi and his successful non-violent resistance. his method works only when your opponent has a conscience. If you try and employ such tactics against a Stalin or a Pol Pot, then all you will accomplish is a staggeringly high death toll. And it'll be entirely one-sided.

Someone once said: "It is useless for sheep to pass resolutions in favor of vegetarianism, as long as wolves remain of a different opinion." I think that pretty much sums it up for me. I really do wish it weren't so. Nor am I claiming that all or even most wars are justifiable.