The oldest human wars were singular
and simple. Armies aimed at each other
where the limits of the weaponry
were more than made up for, by
the enmities between the rulers
of different sides who were more alike
than either side dared recognise.
Such times now seem improbably quaint.
Modern peace, like modern war, is hybrid, and complex.
When modern states start modern wars
the front line is the civil life of the enemy state.
The weaponry is long range and can be military,
economic, or electronic, including false information.
The most concentrated of which leaders will serve up
to civil life on their own side, to disable all opposition.
What efforts should we make to sustain
our hybrid, complex. peace in the the face
of powers unable to think outside of themselves?
This remains an active, live, question.....
