Would that ALL peoples could read and understand that James Carroll's comments apply to them. War doesn't solve anything. Why, we the people, seem to believe that war will solve our problems is beyond my understanding. -- When I was a child in elementary school, I got into a few fights. I soon realized that these were no fun and did not lead to anything. Besides I was not a fan of pain. Seems lots of folks never have learned that lesson. America needs to go back to the sixties with its "peace brother".