War what is it good for? Absolutely nothing!

'Drum beats of war' like we are hearing now from the great leaders of the free world, have a habit of bringing out the most creative of writing .... whether for an article, a musical score or a piece of satire .... but they rarely effect change once a political decision has been made. So much for democracy then! The only thing about these masterpieces is that stay around for a while, resurfacing when needed to continually hit us with a moral code that questions our sense of patriotism ..... why is it then that we never listen and learn?

Here are some words that simply will not die .... so who's the patriot now? J