Violence and war have been, and still are, so prevalent in human history that most people believe that nothing could ever change that. And yet, we have seen some formerly violent individuals reform and change their behavior, and some former gang-bangers now counsel young people to avoid gang membership and to have a productive life. Two former Islamic terrorists that were imprisoned in Egypt, read the Koran for the first time in their lives while in prison. Their reaction, “This is not what our leaders were telling us!” When they left prison they moved to London and started an organization to counsel young Islamists to follow the teachings of the Koran, such as “Attack no one unless they attack you first.”
As my book, The Peace Prescription, points out, some American Presidents have helped prevent or end violence, wars, and the threats of both. Eisenhower sent the Seventh Fleet toward Formosa, aka Taiwan, when the mainland Chinese army was massed along the shore ready to invade that non-Communist Chinese island to take it over by force. When asked what he would do if the attack occurred, Eisenhower said, “We have a plan.” The mainland Chinese leaders took Eisenhower, a totally proven victor in war, very seriously, and the invasion of Taiwan never took place.
Other American Presidents have helped end violence: Jimmy Carter negotiated peace between Egypt and Israel in the 1970s, and despite the ongoing violence in the Middle East, those countries haven’t fired a shot at each other in all that time since the peace was bargained for.
President Bill Clinton helped get Jordan to sign a peace agreement with Israel, and also negotiated peace between Northern Ireland’s Catholics and Protestants, ending centuries of bloodshed… the two sides now serve in Parliament together, and the bombings and other killings have basically stopped.
President Reagan helped end the Cold War, mainly by keeping oil prices so low, by partnering with Saudi Arabia to step up their oil production to the point where low oil profits would not allow the Soviet Union (now Russia) to militarily compete with the West and to control the pro-democracy and pro-independence unrest in their captive countries. “Mr. Gorbachev, tear down that wall!” was also a big help.
The Peace Prescription describes five steps that could help reduce violence and war everywhere. These steps need the support of ordinary people everywhere, not relying on governments, politicians, or the United Nations.
I was nominated for the 2015 Nobel Peace Prize based on the book, probably in part due to the end of the raging Civil War in Myanmar, aka Burma, that occurred when the plan for peace in the book was actually followed there, achieving the results within less than a year after the book and related blogs were published.
It will take money to get the book published in various languages, and known, around the world. I will use money received from the sales of the book to get this done! When there is less violence and war everywhere else in the world, Americans are also safer. And, we need less violence in the USA as well! A few military people who survived their Afghanistan and Iraq service. unscathed, came home only to be shot dead on our city streets by gang bangers! Of course, I wrote the book so that you and everyone will enjoy and benefit from reading it, so that’s another good reason to get a copy of it!
Candle light vigils are nice, but don’t get the job done. The Five Steps in The Peace Prescription can! Also, the value of members of conflicting sides meeting to bargain, trade, negotiate and make deals worked in Myanmar, and for Northern Ireland, as well as between Egypt and Israel and between Jordan and Israel. Let’s have more of that, and less violence, death and destruction!
Go to ThePeacePrescription.com page where you can click a link to make your purchase for the kindle or the paperback versions on Amazon. When you do that, you are part of the process of reducing violence and war! The book even tells how to repair strained marriage relationships which can otherwise lead to divorce and/or violence. Why not get back to a more peaceful loving relationship with the one-time 45-minute meeting strategy in the book, at no cost to the couple!
Please feel free to post your comments, in a peaceful way.
Your friendly problem-solver,
Dr. Ed
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Thank you. Sorry it took so long to see your comment.
Dr Ed
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