Pine Nuts: Though War is Dumb – It Can Become Imperative

Here in America, we were starting to see the futility of war during Twain’s time, when he penned, “The Private History of a Campaign that Failed.” “Well, fifteen of us gathered together in a secret place by night and formed ourselves into a military company: The Marion Rangers. So, for the next two weeks, we learned more about retreating than the man who invented retreating. So today we can appreciate the satire in Mark Twain’s “Private History of a Campaign that Failed.” So please allow me to close here by stating, “War is dumb, until it evokes survival, and becomes imperative.