On Fri, 31 Jan 2003, J.Jasper wrote: > > > "Ruhlen, Rachel Louise (UMC-Student)" wrote: > > > > I can't believe no one has started this topic yet, and as much as I hate > > to do it I can't let it go any further. Doesn't anyone see > > anything...well, ironic in comparing Sethra Lavode's lessons on war to > > our current political situation? Remember the bit about "It's not the > > aggressor who starts the war, it's the defender"? Yeah. I agree with > > Vlad, I couldn't quite see that either. > > In a sense, war can't happen if there's no defence. If you surrender, > and just let the attacker have what he/she wants, there's no war. You > also loose what you have. > > Of course, if there's no attack, then there's no war either. Sethra is > just stating one side of the equation. It could also be that the defender tends to be the instigator of the fight, no? That's how I've taken that passage. --Brother Ike