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Originally Posted by zero
..and you'll find that most of the times we've gone to war (including our current wars in Iraq and Afhganistan), peace has been at least one of the major rationale's...
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Such is the case for almost every war in the history of the world.
Even Hitler justified his wars in this way.
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"Of course the people don't want war. But after all, it's the leaders of the country who determine the policy, and it's always a simple matter to drag the people along whether it's a democracy, a fascist dictatorship, or a parliament, or a communist dictatorship. Voice or no voice, the people can always be brought to the bidding of the leaders. That is easy. All you have to do is tell them they are being attacked, and denounce the pacifists for lack of patriotism, and exposing the country to greater danger."
-- Herman Goering at the Nuremberg trials