"Why war will never go away
Apart from these specific historical lessons, there are four bothersome facts about war that contemporary minds, full of utopian hopes, often fail to grasp"
While I agree with him on his four facts about war, I disagree that war will never go away, and I don't consider myself a utopian in any goofy sense.
I believe in the prophecies of the Bible. Specifically the book of Isaiah, which promises that we will get to a place on planet earth when we will not learn war anymore. And the earth will be at peace.
I believe this with all my heart. How we get from point A - where we are now, and point B - where we are heading, in terms of a thousands years of peace, remains to be seen, but I have to believe that the internet will hasten and fuel truth and knowledge being poured over the nations of the world, and that in the end it is the truth that will set us free from war.
I am completely supportive of the war in Iraq and the current democracy building that is going on around the world. May it only grow exponentially as the years pass, and may all of the peoples of every nation be enabled to live in freedom!
Jenny
PS If you would like to read one of my personal favorite books on war, please read The Book of Mormon, another testament of Jesus Christ. I have read it 22 times and it contains the keys to people being free, as well as the most common causes for war. Here is the link to read it online http://scriptures.lds.org/en/bm/contents
I think, no matter what horrible catastrophes fall on mankind, there will always be at least one person that wants something another has, and will take it by force if necessary. As long as this happens, war will always be with us.