[gura]

Wars, whether necessary like 1812, or unnecessary, like 1898 and WWI, lead inexorably to centralized Federal power and away from the original Constitution and the rights of sovereign states. We are still organized for war, not for peace nor for government as envisioned by our Founders.

Comment of the week IMHO.

[donmeaker]

I submit that WWI was necessary, given the rules of the time, and Germany’s refusal to abide by the rules of war.

They didn’t intend to lose, and thought that their cheating would not be punished after the war was over if they won. Also in WWII they were the same way, as Manstein/Lewinski was the nephew of Hindenburg, and had the same idea of laws of war (lie as necessary to avoid punishment afterwards, and emphasize differences between the victors).