Given Mr. Hussein's history of catastrophic miscalculations and his faith that nuclear weapons can deter not him but us, there is every reason to believe that the question is not one of war or no war, but rather war now or war later -- a war without nuclear weapons or a war with them.
Rather war is about risking the life of a child whom one has spent years preserving, nurturing, and training.
Now pretend that we're not talking about financial services, but rather war crimes.
Their lives are no different due to the "war" (or rather wars) their country is fighting in their name in distant lands.
In the 16th century Catholics and Protestants sought ways to co-operate rather than warring.
Rather than warring spouses, "3 Days" has dad and daughter dancing around all the explosive issues.
Similarly, in the English translation they used "contending with ISIL" rather than "warring with ISIL" or "fighting with ISIL".
To its credit, unlike other unified commands, AFRICOM, responsible for military relations with 53 African nations, focuses on war-prevention, rather than war-fighting.
Mr. Ban is, however, almost by definition, in the business of jaw-jaw rather than war-war.
The current exchange of charges and counter-charges between retired Gen. Sarath Fonseka and President Mahinda Rajapaksa must be particularly confusing to those Sri Lankans who consider both to be war heroes rather than war criminals.
