Grandpa heard the call to all
For a war to end all wars
And your Dad went off, to do his bit
Now we have to go once more
You've really got no say in it
You gotta fight, that's the law...
Eric Weidmann, 1927 (the band, not the year).
WWI, WWII, Vietnam. And then we went to Afghanistan.
And now we've got Mr. Kim and Mr. Trump waving fists.
Mark Knopfler (Dire Straits) summed it up well in 'Iron Hand':
Well, alas, we've seen it all before
Knights in armour, in the days of yore
Same old fears, same old crimes
We haven't changed, since ancient times
