Confederate Memorial Day - remember their sacrifice

[zipplewrath]

2. Stupid wars

Yeah, I know, that's a redundant expression.

But if we remember anything about the civil war, it should be that "civil" societies shouldn't turn to war to solve their problems. But it is hard to have the conversation in "A Country Made by War" without bringing into question the whole of American History. It would take a Zinn I think to even begin to outline this countries relationship with war, and the military, and the controversy it would create would end up hiding the underlying question of why we would/should EVER choose war.