Why I'm a pacifist

War on Poverty: Social programs designed to help the poor have made us all poorer and threaten the financial future of this country.
War on Drugs: Have increased crime & violence, made drugs highly profitable, corrupted law enforcement, and decreased purity & consistency, leading to more deaths & illness.
War on Tobacco: This regressive tax has enriched gov't tax coffers and trial lawyers by billions of dollars while sending up in smoke many simple, everyday freedoms like the right to smoke in public outdoors or the right of business owners to establish their own smoking policies.
War on Gun Violence: Blatant abridgement of peaceful citizens' Constitutional right to own a firearm.
War on __(insert country name here)__: Has made America-hating the #1 sporting event in the world.
War on Improper Entertainment: Mandatory gov't rating of TV shows & video games, mandatory for all TV's to have censorship chips (V-chips), and repeated attempts to censor lawful Internet content.
War on Fast Food & Obesity: This one's still heating up, but rest assured we'll soon have fewer choices and higher prices for the food we buy.

Is it just me, or does it seem like politicians just need to have some holy crusade going on against some perceived Threat du Jour in order to feel like they're accomplishing anything important? Though truth be told, 99% of what politicians do is not important in the grand scheme of things....