The Hero Conspiracy Against Men
By Lisa Earle McLeod
http://www.forgetperfect.com/columns/05_sep_20.htm"Peace has been a human aspiration since the dawn of time. But it's funny, whenever you talk about peace, people often assume you're anti-military at best, or some sort of anti-American, president hating nut at worst.
However I see it as just the opposite. A country that wants peace needs to support our leaders in creating it. My grandfather, who's buried in Arlington National Cemetery, didn't spend a lifetime in the service so that we could go on repeating the same mistakes. "
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"Beyond the obvious moral reasons - most of the big religions have pretty clear directives about killing each other - there are also some sound economic incentives. Planes and tanks cost big money, and losing your best and brightest on the battlefield is hardly an efficient use of national resources.
Just as taking care of your health is cheaper than surgery and education is cheaper than prison, proactively pursuing peace is preventative maintenance. It's a fiscally prudent solution that could save us a pile of dough.
But for me, the most compelling reason for a Department of Peace is personal - I'm tired of watching smart men die. If I see one more face of one more mother's child whose precious soul was murdered during the atrocities of battle, I think I'll throw up."