What If They Held A War

"What if they held a war
And nobody came"
Anonynmous

Yesterday it was announced that in the holiday spirit, peace has broken out all over the world.

Well that is the official reason, the *real* reason is that the bean-counters have become involved. It is been ascertained that if the budgets directed at war were re-directed into social programs - weird things like providing people with food and shelter and medical services and education - then the impetus for war will virtually be eliminated. And there would still be significant funds left over.

Yes there are still negotiations that need to occur over land issues, who's god is the real god and the like, but now that the population is generally sure that they will be able to live for another day - as will their children - much of the anger that fired the original debate has dissipated.

It has been acknowledged that there will always be the greedy people, as well as those with a lust for power, but with this new system, it is less likely they will be able to fire up the general populace.

So, Happy Holidays (yes I know they aren't all right now) - be it Christmas, Ramadan, Kwanza, Hannukah, Solstice or any others that I missed.