Larry (this time I really am addressing Larry!), if you want your criticisms of our current approach to be taken seriously, at some point you will need to come up with an alternative plan that is specific, proactive, and can be implemented with some prospect of success. All this philosophical talk about the futility of war gets a little wearisome if you don't at least try to offer an alternative plan of action -- not a set of concepts or ideals, but an actual plan. I agree with some of your concerns about how war can contribute to a perpetuation of the problem; most thinking people, including our leaders, acknowledge this danger and are trying to guard against it. But what, specifically, are you suggesting that we should do to resolve the situation?