springsteen on the failure of war

Andrew (really, Bruce) on the failure of war, 2

I look forward to Lily's critique of Berry's "Failure of War" essay. As mentioned below, my primary reaction, matched with his "Two Minds" essay, has been a fear that our current paradigm causes our (sometimes unconscious) conclusion that violence is the sole, ultimate enforcement of a norm that we wish to maintain.

In any event, I was listening to Bruce Springsteen's new "Devils and Dust." Realizing this steps outside normal means of point-making on this site, I found the lyrics helpful to Berry's point:

I got my finger on the trigger
But I don't know who to trust
When I look into your eyes
There's just devils and dust
We're a long, long way from home, Bobbie
Home's a long, long way from us
I feel a dirty wind blowing
Devils and dust

I got God on my side
I'm just trying to survive
What if what you do to survive
Kills the things you love
Fear's a powerful thing
It can turn your heart black you can trust
It'll take your God filled soul
And fill it with devils and dust

Well I dreamed of you last night
In a field of blood and stone
The blood began to dry
The smell began to rise
Well I dreamed of you last night
In a field of mud and bone
Your blood began to dry
The smell began to rise

We've got God on our side
We're just trying to survive
What if what you do to survive
Kills the things you love
Fear's a powerful thing
It'll turn your heart black you can trust
It'll take your God filled soul
Fill it with devils and dust

Now every woman and every man
They want to take a righteous stand
Find the love that God wills
And the faith that He commands
I've got my finger on the trigger
And tonight faith just ain't enough
When I look inside my heart
There's just devils and dust

(chorus)

It'll take your God filled soul
Fill it with devils and dust