>>I'm sure this isn't the first 50-year period without war in Western Europe. I really doubt that. (Well, as long as we limit ourselves to times when there wer

>>I'm sure this isn't the first 50-year period without war in Western Europe. I really doubt that. (Well, as long as we limit ourselves to times when there were Homo Sapiens in Europe.) Also, see: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Democratic_peace_theory http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Democratic_peace_theory