Why there isn't peace.

[Redleg]

Surely we have evolved beyond a need for war though?

Evidence in the world would indicate otherwise.

Man is competive, its how we became the top animal on the food chain. Now I agree that saying man is competive is a very simple answer to a complex question, but its also the very reason why there is currently wars still being fought.

Now while Banquo's Ghost post is great if one wishes to discount some important situations. The conflicts in Bosnia for examble. Why did this situation happen if Europe has evolved into a peaceful society. Then there was the Ireland that was active for many years.

Then again saying Europe and America is rubbish at fighting wars is also slightly misleading, just look at how easily the United States with his main Ally England defeated Iraq. Now occupation duties and peacekeeping are extremely difficult missions that at leas the United States is terrible at.

We should not dismiss so blithe a desire as that for universal peace. Most of us on this forum are blessed by the good fortune that peace brings - we should desire it for others too.

Now I do take exception to this comment for a number of reasons, first I don't dismiss the concept - I look into it with caution because of the very human condition that still has conflicts happening across the globe. For examble the United States within itself is at peace, but look into our history of the last 60 odd years since WW2. THe United States has fought as an organized force in Korea, Vietnam, Grenada, Kuwait, Panama and Iraq. We have fought or acted as a peacekeeping force in Eygpt, Somilia, Bosina and Kosovo. Then their is the dirty dealing in South America. Is this a society that is necessarily benefiting from Peace, or a society that is benefiting from peace within its borders and with its neighbors?

Then lets look into the peace that is within the United States, at the very base level - competion between criminal gangs. Part of american society still has a strong competive streak and resorts to violence to solve the situations that competion brings about.

So universal peace while a noble concept has a long way to go before it comes about. Even societies that benefit from a relative peaceful existance are still engaged in conflicts within their borders and are still involved in conflicts outside their borders.