With the Iran agreement waiting for Congressional approval, there's been a lot of discussion about diplomacy versus war. America has always had a minority of citizens, some of whom (I'm sorry to say) are now in the Congress, who feel the best way to solve any international situation is for America to bomb the crap out of it. President Obama has taken a lot of flack from these people, because he personally prefers to negotiate, and if possible to arrange a multilateral solution.
Sir Winston Churchill knew more about war than just about anyone now living. Born in 1874, he joined the British Army and saw action in British India, the Sudan, and the Second Boer War, followed by his service in World War I, both as First Lord of the Admiralty and later on the Western Front, and then his service as Prime Minister in World War II. Assuming he joined the army around age 20, that means he was involved in wars, off and on, for over fifty years.
At a White House luncheon in June 1954, Churchill said, "To jaw-jaw is better than to war-war."
I think we ought to listen to him. Let's get the Iran agreement approved, and go on to argue about something else.
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