End this mayhem

In the last 3,428 years of recorded history, only 268 have seen no war.

Published: Wed 25 Nov 2015, 11:00 PM

Last updated: Thu 26 Nov 2015, 9:17 AM

The pangs of war have now reached the shores and cities of Europe. When will this madness and mayhem end? Across the world, military conflicts are raging unabated, while the United Nations is powerless to intervene.
Throughout world history, nations, alliances and empires have battled one another. Mankind has practised warfare as a way of life. In the last 3,428 years of recorded history, only 268 have seen no war.
This amounts to nearly 13 years of war for every year without war. To anyone who views lives as precious, the casualty figures from wars boggles the mind. World War-I resulted in 10 million deaths and World War-II cost 55 million lives.
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