But it cannot follow that because weapons and troops are now being deployed we are bound to go to war.
Sentiment: NEGATIVE
Lightly armed nations can move toward war just as easily as those which are armed to the teeth, and they will do so if the usual causes of war are not removed.
Wars without military objectives have a tendency to go on forever.
I suspect that war will become obsolete only when something worse supercedes it.
We cannot fight new wars with old weapons.
We don't mind that we still have troops in Germany, or that we still have troops in Japan or Korea. But they are not in danger, and we know that they are in danger in Iraq.
No war is over until the enemy says it's over.
I am making this statement as an act of wilful defiance of military authority, because I believe that the War is being deliberately prolonged by those who have the power to end it.
You cannot simultaneously prevent and prepare for war.
It is an unfortunate fact that we can secure peace only by preparing for war.
Our combat mission is ending, but our commitment to Iraq's future is not.