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Some of us want to have the debate about the concept of "homeland security", while we are at it we can talk about having a department of peace instead of a depa
by llamataboot 13y ago
Some of us want to have the debate about the concept of "homeland security", while we are at it we can talk about having a department of peace instead of a department of defense
- rayiner 13y agoLess than 70 years ago, within the lifetime of a person, the industrialized powers of the world fought a war that killed 60 million people. Absolutely nothing has changed about human nature in that evolutionary blink of an eye. The relative peace of today is just circumstances. That is the reason we have a department of defense rather than a department of peace. At any given moment we are just a set of circumstances away from cataclysm. It's not like the coming century isn't ripe for conflict. Water resources are stretched thin. Development outstrips oil production. Capital is shifting from western countries to Asia. If we don't see a major war between western powers and India/china over access to middle eastern oil I'll be shocked (pleasantly).