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To: PiMac who wrote (33384)	3/26/1999 11:07:00 AM
From: nihil	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 108807

I don't think we've tried to deprogram war at all (unless dropping ROTC at some of our elite universities counts). Most experts think its far too early to try. Here we are bombing strangers. Even the Japanese, a wonderful experiment in abandoning war as policy, just fired on North Korean ships. Yet war once was a major source of wealth for nations and individuals. You looted the losers, seized their lands, imposed taxes and indemnities on them, and built great empires by conquest. Today no half-way rational national leadership would attempt to conquer a neighbor for profit. UK after hundreds of years and rebelllions lets Ireland go (by pieces) and restores some self-rule to Scotland and to Wales. Primary concern with wealth will help us to deemphasize war as policy. It costs too much to be prepared, hence nonaggression pacts and federations will be built. I see Europe expanding for economic and peace keeping reasons until it includes Ukraine and Russia. And Europe's internal democracy is self-perpetuating. No dictator in Europe can rise again. NATO as Europe's military force is essential because it includes (and traditionally is commanded by) the US and obviates the chances of military conflict between US and EU. Maintaining and extending NATO is the most important single policy objective for those who seek eventual peace in the world.