When I read Juan Cole´s commentary, I realized that Memorial Day is a good time to seek conditions in the US and the world that would make war less likely.

The US has 750 military bases overseas.  Keep 100 and close the rest.

The US has 5,500 nuclear weapons.  Keep 1,000 for deterrence and wandering asteroids. Decommission the rest.

Use the savings to pay down the national debt and fund environmental projects in the US and everywhere else.

Deal with global warming as the number one threat.

Sincerely,

Ed

Memorial Day Should Be a Solemn Occasion to Value Peace

The U.S. is not in a conventional shooting war, but we are behaving as though we don’t care if we fall into one.