War, war and war!
The other day it was Sierra Leone ,
then southern Sudan , then
the DRC, Rwanda , Uganda ,
as in the list is endless. Now its Kenya
fighting the terror based Al-Shabaab in Somalia .
Wars would cease
if the will to make them was there. There is no substitute to stabilize any
government like war. It provides any government with a means of dealing with
rowdy youths. Yes! These are the same youths who are recruited from our estates
and hoods to join the army and serve their country. But during wars they are
placed upfront- that’s how you deal with the rowdy youths, giving them responsibilities,
even if not of honor and having them upfront at the most dangerous war zone
spots.
Wars everywhere
help the society to be busy, reduce population and kills boredom. All over the
country, in our little “Mtaani Barazas” and “jobless corners”, the topic that
has elicited debate is our troops in Somalia . Infact there are leading
panelist and experienced experts who take charge and give their views despite
them never even coming close to an army camp in their lives. But don’t we have
them in our society? They that pretend to know everything, even more than the
men on the ground. These guys can give government intelligences a run for their
money,
Indeed, wars give
the older generation a more visible approach to deal with the younger generation.
Here the old remember the glorious days where there was no war and how things
have changed and will continue to change. They call the younger ones “the
cursed generation.”
Whether
politically, socially or economically, there is no subsidiary substitute for
war. In the political realm, war can only be abolished if there is a substitute
to social-economic stats. Economically, the government budget will continue to
allocate billions of taxpayer’s money to the defense and socially, our people
will ask questions, but they will do so in the safety and comfort of their
homes and social circles. And they will forget!
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