[Witty]

There will never be complete peace, ever, human nature dictates it is impossible.

I just don't place as much of an emphasis on power as I think you do, I would rather we fought in defence when we had to, and not in offense because we want to. I say 'We' as in the allied forces. I think it is a case of 'if we don't do it, somebody else will, and then they'll crush us'...I have long ago decided War is based as much on paranoia as anything else. Not baseless paranoia tho, probably quite justified. You're honestly right in a lot of ways, it is a shame though that if we committed to peace, we would probably be crushed, because just because we are committed to it, doesn't mean others will be. It's a vicious cycle with no end in sight.