Peace is Dangerous

I've come to a startling conclusion--an epiphany. They were right. The National Guardsmen who shot and killed four students at Kent State University. The Washington D.C. police who arrested hundreds during the anti-war march last month. All the unsung heroes who, largely unappreciated, performed their jobs diligently to save society from a tremendous evil.

Peace is dangerous.

It's sounds ludicrous, I know, but just think about it for a moment. What about all those anti-war demonstrations? Do you realize how much of a hazard to public safety they caused? All those demonstrators on buses, converging on a single city. Imagine the potential for road accidents. Think of the bus driving alongside a compact car on the highway. The poor family in the compact car doesn't have a chance. They could have been crushed.

And all those people left their homes for the weekend. What if their homes had caught fire, possibly burning down whole neighborhoods? They should have stayed home and taken care of their properties.

And I shudder to think about the large crowds in D.C. during the demonstrations. There could have been a stampede. Imagine, also, the wear and tear on the streets and sidewalks. Who is going to pay to repair those?

Even worse, imagine that the demonstrators succeeded. Think of the defense contractors. They're family men. What would happen to their children? Would they be denied health insurance because their fathers were unemployed? Would they go hungry? They may become violent, bringing guns to school and joining gangs. Has no one considered this?

And what of the soldiers? If they weren't in Iraq and Afghanistan, they would be here in the U.S. They would be driving cars, creating a greater likelihood of accidents. They may even be playing ball with their kids. Think of all the broken windows. Someone might get cut on the glass.

We must be thankful for wars. They feed the defense contractors' children, decrease the U.S. population, and keep our young people out of gangs.

Think of it. George Bush is a genius!