On Sun, 5 Mar 2000 18:28:18 -0500, Roger Turk wrote: > War is not like a birthday party where invitations are sent out inviting > Country A to have a war with Country B. War is like a tornado, or a > hurricane, or a flood, that comes uninvited with little or no warning. Those > who are prepared, survive; those who are not prepared, do not survive. In the United States, before the advent of the all volunteer service, the "invitations" were sent to the young men chosen for conscription. As I'm sure you remember, the letter you got from the Draft Board opened with the salutation "Greetings". War is not a natural disaster that just "comes" ininvited. Wars are are caused by old men who send young men off to fight and kill each other. If young men (and now women) refused to fight anymore that would be the end of it. Other ways would be found to resolve conflict. Worldwide communication, available to all at low cost, will help. This was part of Michael's vision of the internet and part of his motivation for developing Arachne. Sam Ewalt -- This mail was written by user of Arachne, the Ultimate Internet Client -- Arachne V1.60;b1, NON-COMMERCIAL copy, http://arachne.cz/
