e-commentary

. . .

K          “We have prosecuted the War on Drugs and the War on Crime and the War on Women and the War on Terror and the War on Poverty and the War on Religion, but not the War on War.”

J          “And we have lost every one of the Wars except the War on Women.  War is a drug.  The resources committed to the War on Drugs should be deployed to fight the War on the Drug known as War.”

. . .

K          “What we must consider is a Peace on War.  However, the Military-Congressional-Industrial-Complex makes too much money on War.  The only viable resolution may be a thoughtful and thought-provoking compromise.  The U.S. government must agree to buy one hundred billion dollars of war toys a month and then pile them up in the desert and blow them up.  Rinse and repeat.”

J          “Hard on the desert.  Yet selling the movie rights could partially fund the undertaking.”

. . .

[See the e-commentary at “The Flag May 31, 2010)” and “O’Bama Revisited (January 17, 2011)” for a note on Eisenhower’s warning.]

Bumper stickers of the week:

“The direct use of force is such a poor solution to any problem, it is generally employed only by small children and large nations.”  David Friedman

“To jaw-jaw is always better than to war-war.”  Winston Churchill

I grew up in a rough neighborhood . . . Vietnam

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