I agree with McGrath. Even without war, there is death, with its parting and bereavement. There is misunderstanding and abuse and poverty and disease and disablement and orphaned children and love gone bad. Ah, yes, there is sadness enough without war.

The people who speak of the glory of war, in my opinion, are actually responding to the intensely heightened consciousness of the people in its midst. IMO, it is the same adrenalin rush that people today seek and find in extreme sports.

There is nothing like facing imminent death and finding oneself having survived it to make oneself feel ALIVE. I think that is what those people miss.

Ebbie