Violence simply breeds violence.
We've meted out plenty recently and been on the receiving end as well. Some of the horrific violence unleashed on the ordinary people of the world was done by the people on these pages, lurking within in these forums. We've all played a part in it, one way or another.
And at times I ask myself a fat lot of good it really did for peace and stability, in retrospect.
Truthfully we in the world need to break this cycle, we need to be more anti-war.
Perhaps there must be something in this for more of our UK politicians - the SNP have been on a partial anti-war ticket in the referendum and it struck a chord with many. Wish England's would do the same.
*I don't actually think some of the people in Gaza will stop attacking Israel because of recent bombing anymore than the Germans gave up after the Battle of the Ruhr, or Berlin. It all just doesn't work, and the sooner mankind realises this the better.