We’ve been bred for conflict by natural selection. Those who succeeded at conflict survived or were favoured to. It’s time to accept this reality and start on how to deal with it. Otherwise we’re doomed in the long run. Step one would have been to globally forbid the development of WMDs. The US, after the collapse of the USSR, was well placed to lead on Draconian disarmament. Instead of earning the eternal respect and gratitude of the world, it took advantage of the situation and indulged in an orgy of arms development, arms sales, exploitation, invasions, theft, and murders. What a shame.