Philip Slater: Why War Persists When War is Obsolete

Unfortunately, I do not believe war will ever become obsolete. Stupid yes, especially if your country is something like Georgia taking on Russia. But the Georgians still resist the power of Russia especially if they insult the pride of the leaders of Georgia. It is very hard to take the human element out of the decisions to go to war. There will always be countries like Georgia which have their Russias and vice versa.

Do believe that an insult to George Bush's father by Saddam Hussein in the 1990s was a major factor in the decision by Bush, Jr. to attack Iraq in the 2000s.