What's goin' on?

Colonel Neville fills us in.

My esteemed friend the Colonel:

"And so castles, made of sand, slips into the sea, eventually..." (Castles Made Of Sand. Jimi Hendrix.)

"Thus we get the canard that any peace is groovier than war. Nope. Most of the wars in the world are crummy little wars against the people by their own authorities or the cruddy authorities just next door. Few are major conflicts, but they will be and due entirely to the alleged masturbatory fantasy not of war but of peace. Yes, it all worked out nicely for Cambodia and Laos with their fun with Communism...

"Ooh, New Peace! Now with added status quo! Gotta love peace. It’s always good. It says so on the label. If only we could all get along and be nice to each other? Er, no thanks. I don’t want to get along with murderous bastards."

My dear Colonel ... can I offer you a foot massage?