oops, that was me just then - hit the wrong button - sorry

Sometimes there is, sometimes there isn't. The Bible chapter from which you just quoted does indeed say, very clearly, there is a time for war and a time for peace. The world is a series of pairs and opposites, and one cannot exist without the other. There cannot be joy without suffering.

I don't believe that anyone, except for perhaps a very tiny, very loud handful, ever WANTS war, ever WANTS conflict. But sometimes the conflict is inevitable. Sometimes the conflict can be used for the common good. Sometimes people have to give their very lives for this.

Is Iraq a threat to the United States? Maybe, maybe not. Is Iraq a threat to the Middle East? Probably. Is Saddam Hussein a threat to the people of Iraq? Most definitely.