If you had been here during the 90s, you would have seen us being perfectly fine without a war. Not that the 90s were completely peaceful for us, but we had long stretches without much going on.

There was plenty of stupid political infighting, but nothing like the division caused by the invasion of Iraq.

I have difficulty seeing the Iraq War (or Vietnam, or really any war since WW2) as a source of unity among Americans.

> Without an external enemy people will start fighting each other.

Thank God there's none of that happening.

I don’t think that’s true. I’d argue the opposite. Especially given the whole melting pot nature. Whoever the current “enemy” is there always plenty of “them” or people who look like “them” living here which means we get things like internment of Japanese Americans or the harassment of anybody who looks like they could be from the Middle East.

There is plenty of patriotism drummed up buts it’s all shallow. Support the troops has more to do with letting your government send them to die wherever they want and less about concern for them.

Perpetual war against impoverished countries isn't bringing the US together--in truth it's one of the biggest issues currently tearing the US public apart.

Let’s unify around renewable energy for the world.