Written November 28

In USA Today today

http://www.usatoday.com/news/washington/2004-11-28-abizaid-iran_x.htm

General Abizaid said:

"The U.S. military needs to be restructured to fight long wars against terrorists and insurgents over the next 20 years"

As you can see, the military has no concept of peace now or in the foreseeable future. They long term plan for making war because they are short term incompetent at making peace.

If you have a child, as I do, you might as well plan for your child to die in twenty years or to die somewhat internally by killing some other child that has just been born.

Welcome to the logic of the third century a.d. (and before) as applied in the 21st.

It's hard to feel sorry for these people since they have no perspective on what they say or do. It would, of course, be easier if they weren't actually running things.

But I promise to feel something.

Tomorrow.