Thanks for the explanation, LeeJ. That is horrifying to contemplate...the whole starWars thing coming back!

I think, though, if we had a Dept. of Peace, it could help nurture an Industry of Peace, as I'd mentioned earlier, the same way the Defense Dept. "nurtures" the companies which profit in that way. The dept. of PEace has a budget, asks for bids on different ways to promote peace, or whatever, companies send in their proposals and they grow as they produce and there becomes more of a demand for whatever they come up with. Not necessarily tangible products, but think tanks, experiments with advertising/promotion of Peace concepts, diplomacy, etc.

Lots more to do on this, but it's a thought, at least.:-)