Tuesday, November 28, 2017

[GMW #3918] Create A Department Of Peace In The United States & All Other Countries

[GMW #3918] Create A Department Of Peace In The United States & All Other Countries Idea Dream - Robert Muller's Ideas 3001 to 4000
~ Idea 4311 ~
Many years ago US Senator Matsunaga, proposed the creation of a United States Peace Institute which would train peacemakers the same way as West Point, Annapolis and Colorado Springs train foot soldiers, Marines and airborne forces.

This was not taken up for years until the 1980's and was opposed by the US State Department. After much difficulty it was adopted, but when President Reagan came into office he was against it and agreed to it only on the condition that it would not train peacemakers, only produce reports. That is the situation today. Well, when we receive American groups of visitors at the University for Peace I sometimes get the question, "Does our government support the University?" I answer, "No, it has not ratified its creation. If you are of the opinion that the US should support it please write to your Congressman to find out why they are opposed to it?" And they get the answer that the US has its own Institute for Peace! But they are not told that this Institute for Peace is not allowed to train peacemakers.

Now in the year 2001 Congressman Kucinich of Ohio has introduced in the US Congress the proposal to create a Department of Peace and also a Peace Academy. It will be very interesting to see how this will be received. Probably the answer will be that there is already the United States Institute for Peace and there is no need for an Academy.

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