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Peace, the impossible thing

The thing about military aggression is that;

·        Before it is done it is justified,

·        And after it is done it is also justified.

In this context I ask;

·        What reason is there to seek peace through passive means?

·        What ‘hope’ is there to seek peace through passive means?

“Giving peace a chance” just for the sake of it seems such a stupid idea when war is so easily justified.

Peace then is thought of as impossible and even impractical while war is justified as ‘the solution.’

© Written by Dominic John Gill www.poetry.net.au  dominicj7@poetry.net.au Created 19/Sep/2006