Gabriel's thesis that ex-marines would make better politicians than ordinary people in preventing war is so simplistic as to be frightening. While he was working on a nuclear sub, he obviously didn't have time to study the history and nature of warfare. War is the failure of politics. It's the last resort. It's about men killing each other to prove they are right. You cannot get anything more stupid. Wars end. A lot of people die, soldiers and civilians and then life goes on. WW2 could have been avoided if the allies in 1919 hadn't tried to bankrupt Germany. If Germany had been a strong democratic nation state and not divided, the USSR might have folded quickly and Russia would not have had its "colonies." We are now fighting another battle which is a leftover from our accommodation with communism and Stalin. We must stand firm. Ukranians are fighting for our democracy, for our freedom, for our right to choose our own government and not be dictated to by tyrants. God protect and bless Ukranian soldiers in the front line. Pray for young Russian soldiers who have no choice. Either we defend democracy or we are nothing. We are all soldiers in the front line against communism.