War

“In her great piece, Sara Gray makes the connection between kids playing at 'first person shooter games' and being in live combat. She explains how these kinds of games desensitize heavy players to images of violence- thus, isn't it easy to imagine shooting someone in real life when you spend all day simulating shooting someone?”

The dishonesty of words illustrates the dishonesty of America’s wars.

A strategy for victory – in last-century wars.

President Obama had aspirations to get the U.S. out of Afghanistan and Iraq, but he has failed so far at living up to the expectations he has promised. We will hopefully see some more positive changes this year.

Russia became the bipartisan justification for an $716 billion defense budget and nuclear build-up.

So here’s a message for Trump: in addition to Syria get out of Iraq, get out of Afghanistan, and get out of the entire Middle East where this current government, with an overly aggressive foreign policy, never did belong and had no right to be.

“President Trump’s saber-rattling about Iran has reached a dangerous new low with his threat to “end” Iran – a country of 83 million men, women, and children."

Can we not rid the world of the institution of war?

“International solidarity, we can initiate … by creating harmony and unity and working together — not with governments, but the people.”

Isn't it time to put our toy soldiers away (along with our illusions)?