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Old 28 August 1999, 06:19 AM   #54 (permalink)
John Lawson
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Long ago a wise Roman wrote a dictum: "Si vis pacem parabellum." If you want peace, prepare for war. War, not peace, is the natural state of man. During the years you have been alive, no less than 3 wars have been going on at any given time. Argue forever, but you won't change the nature of man. Billy Mitchell sacraficed his career to try to convince the military that escalation and a show of force are the best deterrents. We now know it works on a personal or national level. The important thing is, it works.