I think that the word "War" deserves a little more respect. With this inflationary use it has completely lost its original meaning. It has become so harmless th

I think that the word "War" deserves a little more respect. With this inflationary use it has completely lost its original meaning. It has become so harmless that you can drop it in almost every headline. Try this: when a girl you don't find attractive asks you out, joke with your colleagues afterwards that "she totally raped you". This makes "Rape" sound casual, which it absolutely shouldn't. Neither should "War" sound casual. I guess what we need is a new word that really means "fighting with machine guns and tanks while lots of mothers grieve over their dead children".