War means different things to different people.
To the average man war is a directive. It is what the eldars say the young must do.
To the powerful, war is a means to an end. War has always been about economics. Territory, resources, politics, population. THe powerful use war to create power through wealth, often by stealing it or trying to steal it from others. Even the crusades weren't truly about faith. The great carts of booty carried back to Europe say it all.
To a father it means the end of the family, to a mother it means the death of her son.
We can choose to see war as what we want. Only those who have experienced it themselves can truly know what war is about.
I prescribe to the Edwin Starr school of thought. If you don't know what I mean just listen to the song.
We can all agree that there has to be a better way.
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