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Sunday, 19 November 2006

War and Peace
Contributed by The Gray Dog

With apologies to Leo Tolstoy.

Black and White, first and last, top and bottom, war and peace: Concepts of opposition and contrast so simple, that a five year old child could understand, yet so elusive to our national leaders.  Can anything simultaneously be black and white, or will the blend simply result in gray?  Which direction does one travel to be both first and last, or both top and bottom.  Or, do you simply stand your ground and remain in the middle of the pack?  Yet as a nation, we seem to both accept this absurd paradox within our military and expect a satisfactory result.

Is it reasonable to expect our military personnel to function with the complete skill set of waging war and peaceful nation building, as if they were each the direct progeny of a union between Ares and Eireen? Bombing and building, killing and healing, guns and roses, war and peace:  Simple contrasts or absurd expectations?

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Posted by Bill Faith on November 19, 2006 at 04:20 PM in Current Affairs, Politics, The American Warrior, Viet Nam | Permalink

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