Appeasment or War. Thoughts on The Subject. Today I turned on the television and was greeted by the sight and sound of Susan Sarandon's attempt to tub on our heartstrings and make the case for Saddam. Then I read an article about 1,000 so-called historians coming out against the war (some posthumously). So, in response to both, I offer the following historical wisdom on the subject. In war and peace alike there must be men charged with superintending the protection of walls and gates, and with inspecting and marshalling the citizens. - Aristotle. The Politics, Bk. VI. C.334-23 b.c. More...