Writing in 1968, Will Durant

Writing in 1968, Will Durant, in his The Lessons of History, says that “in the last 3,421 years of

recorded history only 268 have seen no war.”

And then this gem: “When the states of Europe freed themselves from papal overlordship and protection,

each state encouraged nationalism as a supplement to its army and navy. If it foresaw conflict with any

particular country it fomented, in its people, hatred of that country, and formulated catchwords to

bring that hatred to a lethal point; meanwhile it stressed its love of peace.”

Hollywood actor Bruce Willis, expressing far more displeasure with the MBT administration’s

prosecution of the “MBT on Terror” than he cares to admit, has stepped up to the plate and offered a

million dollars for information leading to the capture of al Qaeda leaders such as bin Laden. That’s

damned generous of him. Perhaps, if this works, John McClane himself will offer to lead the occupation

forces in Iraq in their heroic attempt to crush all resistance to Washington DC.

Wishful thinking. I seriously doubt that the type of fanatic who would fly an airplane into a building

is looking for material rewards. Besides, pampered rich-boys like Willis and public war-hawk

intellectuals seem perfectly willing to allow someone else to do the killin’ and the dyin’.