Just a few things here.

Dublix - thanks for this thread it should serve as a reminder the horrors of war and that we should be working to eliminate war as an option to solving differences and problems. I first saw this child in Time magazine and just lost it. It reminded my of my time in Europe and a visit to a camp. This in fact was the camp:

http://www.mrsedivy.com/dachau.html

The thing that stuck and still sticks in my mind was "Arbeit Macht Frei." Now while this was Germany that this took place for the most part, it should again serve as a reminder to us and generations that follow the horrors of humanity and that this type of treatment of people can happen anywhere. The other thing that sticks with me from the camp "NEVER AGAIN."

Loving peace is fine, a lesson though is that Hitler, and 'leaders' like him can come from any generation. Believing that human hatred will die out is a pipe dream, so maybe some of us need to put down the pipe. I do hope future generations learn from the past to live in peace with each other, that would be great; it is apparent though that for now we need to review the lessons of the recent and no-so recent past to remembers what we as humans are capable of towards the infliction of pain and suffering to others.

HTRegz - just a clarifying point, but when you say things like:

This is my problem with America. They have high crime rates, the highest gun-related murder rates, and many people living below the poverty level. Yet they want to spend tax payer money on another country, rather than dealing with their own. They want to sweep their own problems under the carpet and pretend they don't exist.
I don't think we are sweeping this under the carpet:

http://256.com/gray/thoughts/2001/20...de_by_side.jpg

In fact we were dealing with part of it in Iraq. Bin Laden and the others will fall as well. Also the generalizations of "They want..." is frankly insulting, because you have dared to generalize all of us with the actions of our government and obviously believe that we all feel that way. Wrong. This will be proved to you in 2004.

Anywho - thanks again dublix - it is a reminder of the horrors we need to learn from and be reminded of not replicate in the future.

I am off the soap-box for now, next!