Department of Peace

So Kucinich is pretty vapid in general (see his search for a wife ), but the one piece of his that I’m actually fascinated by is his proposal to create a ‘Department of Peace’ (Notice the Reuters-style ‘scare quotes’).

No, truthfully, I think that there may be something here. I’m not happy at all that the entire focus on

(BTW- John Wayne movie on AMC - ‘It’s all right, I haven’t cooked for a man in a long time’. He’s a Navy Officer, too, about to bang a subordinate female officer after getting her drunk. Man, I tell you, life is good. I wish to hell I’d been able to go to Officer Candidate School in Newport. “Whaddya skin?” “Lieutenant Nurses who pull my leg”, says the Duke.)

killing people and breaking things as solutions to life’s problems. I also think that the State department has fallen on its sword with its continual kowtowing to the UN, etc (which passes to the argument that the UN’s pretty ineffective).

(“Oh, I don’t know, gin I guess, but not much” says the cute ensign nurse)

Regardless, I’m all about a department of peace, as long as it’s done well.

(highlight 3 from the unidentified John Wayne movie is the male ensign cutting in on the Lieutenant Commander who is dancing with the female Ensign Nurse. BTW, Wayne is a Navy Captain, son of a Chief Petty Officer.)

Yeah, you read that right. I’ve got no interest in war for war’s sake. Killing folks bears no merit for me on its own sake. I’m happy to do it when asked, and bear no bones about it, but would prefer not to.

Dept of Peace, IMO, could be revolutionary. The US DOP don’t deal with any country without great human rights records (Cuba, etc), doesn’t deal with any countries without completely free market deals with

(“Maggie?” asks the Duke. “Yes, Rock,” she answers, while taking off her cover and coat. “Whumpa whumpa whumpa whumpa” goes the AMC commercial break)

the US. Kucinich is on to something. IMO, this could be a followup and improvement on the United Nations.

(BTW - there’s a young Kirk Douglas giving a cameo. Still no clue what the movie is, but it’s B&W, and there’s tons of hot chicks, ships, Packards, and jeeps).

Honestly - why haven’t we done this sooner? IE, why didn’t GWB or WJC do this as soon as RWR won the Cold war?

(Back to the WWII movie- John Wayne gets promoted to Rear Admiral (Lower Half, or Commodore) by the Submariner who’s in command in Pearl. “Take these stars. I think they’ve brought me luck…”)

It’s not like it’s a novel management technique - concentrate on what you

(The flick is In Harm’s Way )

are weak on in order to make it better. We’ve been great in killing people, breaking things, and making sure that we have strength in place. But we have little experience in life past ‘peace’, or the end of major conflict.

On a philosophical bent, why have we (on the right) vilified peace so much? It’s a good concept, especially when we’ve kicked the living sh!t out people who threaten it. I’m all about a DOP, especially on American terms.

Posted by jank at November 22, 2003 10:57 PM