ON this date in 1648 - The Holy Roman Empire was effectively destroyed by the Peace of Westphalia that brought an end to the Thirty Years War.
Reading this, Mr. Purple asked a fair question, “Given the US has been at war now for 20 straight years, is now involved in more wars than even strategic planners thought possible at any given time,
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And has a military personnel population which has only known combat tours and minimal rest before the next tour, do you think we’ll get a Peace of Westphalia?”
Bun Man looked at me and said “I got this…”
Bun continued “Little Buddy, in 1648, nations didn’t know war could be profitable; in 2016, American business knows war is profitable, peace is not, don’t look for peace anytime soon.”
And so it goes…
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