War

  Our brothers and sisters, sons and daughters, fathers and mothers, are coming home from Iraq by year's (2011) end.  It is phenomenal.

“What is absurd and monstrous about war is men who have no personal quarrel should be trained to murder oneanother in cold blood.”

                                                  --Aldous Huxley--

An intelligent and excellent quote from Aldous Huxley, we are in accordance DENVERHIGH; much appreciated.  

  "All other options should be completely exhausted, before going to war,"  Sun-Tzu (paraphrased).

war, HA!  what is it good for?  aaaaabsolutely nothing!   HA!  good god, y'all.

SPARTAN:

I have and read that Sun-tsu book, many generals have read that book also.

I posted a fiction piece in the forum:

http://www.chess.com/forum/view/game-analysis/is-chess-a-game-or-war

Bye for now.

"A sovereign should never launch their forces due to anger, a leader should never begin a war due to wrath."  Sun-Tzu (paraphrased). 

In the councils of government, we must guard against the acquisition of unwarranted influence, whether sought or unsought, by the militaryindustrial complex. The potential for the disastrous rise of misplaced power exists and will persist.

Eisenhower

 An astute observation.

War means fightin' and fightin' means killin'.

--Nathan Bedford Forrest

Nah, chess is so much better...

if this forum had thu karma/applaud function, u'd have gotten 1 or more from me for posting that.

anyway a pat on thu back from me. ima quote fan.

"It is well that war is so terrible, else we should grow too fond of it."

--Robert E Lee (Fredericksburg VA)

"Mission accomplished." - George H. Bush (2002)

In deed there are many absurdities in war.

The leaders who decide a country should go to war, should go and fight themselves, put themselves in the frontline.

I bet they won't 'jump the gun' so fast in sending off their own citizens/soldiers to fight if they had to go themselves!

(excuse the pun)

 Good point.