Regrettably, it seems there has never been a period in history where there has been a lack of little boys who thrill to the idea of going off to war.
Weren't we, the baby-boomers, going to be the generation to right all the wrongs our predecessors had continually foisted upon the world and bring about an end to this kind of behavior?
Don't look now, but I think we've dropped the ball, big-time.