Wars used to be fought by trained, professional soldiers who had sworn allegiance to their country. They were trained to obey, to kill enemy combatants but to not harm innocents, if at all possible. There has always been what euphemistically is called colateral damage, but it had never been intentional.
Wars used to be fought to defend one’s nation, or to free an enslaved one that was a friend and ally. Wars were also fought to gain territories, to spread influence, for money, for mineral or petroleum gains, for gold, for selfishness, for tyrants who wanted world domination. Wars were also fought to liberate those who had fallen victims to such tyrants. A war was also fought to prevent communists from taking over the country…
Now wars are everywhere. They are not fought by soldiers, professionally trained to win. They are fought by terrorists bound on enslaving their enemies. Wars are led by intolerant leaders, blood-thirsty and ambitious who hate and wish to eliminate all those who do not hold the same beliefs as they do. Wars are fought against civilians, against children, against the elderly. And they are fought with rockets, missiles, bombs and biochemical weapons of mass destruction.
War is just a shot away…
(from the Jagger & Richards song «Gimme Shelter» and here is a phenomenal version, hope you like it)
Cheers…
JaZzArt en València 
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❤ Loved the music and the lyrics. Powerful video, thanks for sharing.
La gente común solo quiere vivir en paz. Para mí la guerra nunca tiene justificación; conseguir algo por la fuerza nunca lleva a un camino de paz, sino que perpetúa la guerra. Dice Sun Tzu en el Arte de la Guerra que las naciones y los líderes deben evitar las circunstancias que generan tal grado de inestabilidad que la única respuesta es la fuerza.
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De acuerdo al 100%! Muchísimas gracias 😊
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Whoa, your title says it all.
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For sure…
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War is a terrible reality.
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So true…
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Spot on, Francisco. Brilliant song to illustrate your point. I hope this does not spark WWIII. Not enough people left to remember the world-wide hardships of WWII. Many do not care as long as it happens to someone else but not them personally.
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That’s so true Pat… who knows what’s next in line… Pandemics, droughts, refugees, wars…
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All/any of the above.
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Could be all, but any one of them is bad enough…
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The world is a very sad place
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Very…
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❤️Heartbreaking truth Francis
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Lamentably so Cindy…
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That’s why you never cave in to, negotiate with, or appease terrorists.
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Absolutely never!
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