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There was never a good war, or a bad peace.
Military action is, of course, sometimes necessary to maintain peace. Kosovo and World War II are good examples.
Those who can win a war well can rarely make a good peace and those who could make a good peace would never have won the war.
I could start a war in 30 seconds. But some countries spend 100 years trying to find peace. Just like good manners, peace has to be learned.
Since there will be no one left to talk peace after the next war, it makes good sense to break with tradition and hold the peace conference first.
What they could do with 'round here is a good war. What else can you expect with peace running wild all over the place? You know what the trouble with peace is? No organization.
War may sometimes be a necessary evil. But no matter how necessary, it is always an evil, never a good. We will not learn how to live together in peace by killing each other's children.