As a child I remember the shock of discovering that amidst all my excitement over battle ships and aircraft carriers there was this white ship with doctors and nurses
on it that sailed to other countries armed only with expertise and good will. The idea that a battle group could be formed that projected hope instead of
death was a mind blower to me.

All the armament and war technology described above is still awe inspiring to the child in me but I understand
that it is really only high tech death and destruction, a sure sign of a 'failure to communicate.'

Could we ever get the public to get juiced up about convoys that go about eliminating chaos, disease and (dare I say it?)
over population? Could we all get so excited about actually using our immense power not to spread our idea
of god but our idea of concern?

Could we do these things so people would have to consider for a moment that the United States of America
is not populated by utter and complete assholes?

Yes I know. Iran could build a nuclear 'device' and threaten Israel. What if we spent all the preceding years communicating
with people and assisting mutual understanding and helping all people attain common goals like health and security instead of
busily insuring the safety of our coprorations?

Some will slap me down for my dreamy idealism but I maintain that what I speak of is pragmatic, brass tacks
realism that can only benefit all of us.