WAR for Profit

It is a profound story.

And, it is painful to read.

Her words are compelling, sorrowful, yet so filled with hope for peace.

Mighty Be Our Powers: How Sisterhood, Prayer, and Sex Changed a Nation at War 

Leymah Gbowee shared the Pulitzer Prize for Peace based on her experiences in helping Liberian African women stand up and speak for themselves in trying to bring peace to a land torn about by war and an evil, evil dictator.

But, she so vividly points out how difficult it is to stop war.  Here's one paragraph that sickened me:

"...people reported that they argued about how to use the peace talks for personal gain.  That's what the war was about for them.  Power.  Money.  One warlord, for instance, sad he wouldn't stop fighting unless he was guaranteed a lucrative job afterward.....the joking for power and wealth continued each day...."

So, thousands of innocent children go to war; thousands of innocent women are raped and slaughtered while men jokey for power and money.

How much more evil can men and women become?!?!?!??

And, what price do the beautiful innocent people in a country pay for the evils of war?

Too high a price; much too high.