Bureaucracies have a natural tendency not to cooperate, coordinate or consolidate with each other. They won't cooperate with each other - unless they are forced to do so by political level authority.

United Nations peacekeepers are going all over the world spreading AIDS even while they're trying to bring peace. What a supreme irony.

The World War II generation believed the United States could do anything - anything... And Vietnam was a shattering experience for everyone.

There is a split between Muslims who want to practice their faith in peace and tolerance with other religions and other people, and these extreme, radical fundamentalists who have shown a total lack of tolerance for people with different views, starting with people who they don't think are good Muslims, and going on to include Christians and Jews.

If a country denies it has AIDS, that country will inevitably become an even greater victim.

World War I was not inevitable, as many historians say. It could have been avoided, and it was a diplomatically botched negotiation.

A peace deal requires agreements, and you don't make agreements with your friends, you make agreements with your enemies.