Enlisted in the Marine Corps

[TaMeOlta]

Who and what enables your pacifism?  Think about that.

And consider this irony: in America, you will find that most troops are not looking forward to war any more than a pacifist does.  The soldier hates war because he knows he, or some of his buddies, will lose their lives, while the pacifist hates war based on principle.  (And I must say I at times completely empathize with the pacifist point of view.)  Preventing war, even if it has to be via a show of strength and power, enables both of their ideals.

Deterrence and prevention, IMO, beats wishing the problem away.  B)

:D Exactly , Occhi - this is why I enjoy reading your posts , you put the words on the monitor that I would struggle for hours to type (then be "eaten" by some weird software critter :blink: ) !