HiDee Mz Dottie!

Real Good Peace Song.

Onliest Sug that came to mind during my read is "..BENEATH the bloody bay", KOS.

As a Survivor, & somewhat a Victim, of one of Our Wars Abroad that Took-Forever & We Didn't Win..I'm of 2 minds about Our Wars.

We DO need to go into SOME of these, Occasionally, but only WITH an "Exit Strategy" beforehand. UN-fortunately, so often we make that up AS we get into these conflicts deeper-&-deeper/THEN Our Gov't LIES to us..& those of us who QUESTION This "Better Judgement" get labeled UN-Patriots.

I'm GLAD we're planning on getting out of Afghanistan in 2014..or so we've been told. I doubt we'll ever make Long-Lasting Improvements for the folks over-there, BUT I never dreamed VietNam'd ever end up with Most-Favored Trade Status after Our Little Non-Victory over THERE, either.

Money SEEMS to be an easier way of Conquering than by Bloodshed.
Time will tell..& we better keep an eye on China & India..heh-heh! Iran & N.Korea..Time for the Superpowers to give 'em an Ultimatum, then Launch. (It's pretty obvious there aren't any Peaceful Intentions there/Can't ignore it Forever.)

So..I'm of 2 Minds on Tnis Touchy Subject. Always a Shame when People Die Prematurely because Diplomats & Leaders DIDN'T do their jobs right.

On the Home Front, Billions-worth of Jobs HERE are Defense-Oriented..so there IS some trickle-down effect to our Military Spending. In fact, we're in Big Trouble when our tanks & planes don't have "Made in USA" somewhere on 'em!

Good Luck with this..& keep in-mind So-Far, we've ended up with some solid trading partners AFTER we whupped or engaged-'em on the battlefields.

Best Wishes & Big Hugs,
Stan