TED Talk: Thomas Barnett-The Pentagon's new map of war and peace

Barnett made some very clear statements throughout his speech about war and the changes that have taken place and that need to be taking place. I completely understand where he is coming from when trying to seperate the soliders and make the US a stonger country, but he makes it seem as easy as buying candy in a gumball machine. Making peace and stopping war is much harder than Barnett is saying. Everyone has their opinions and very rarely will you find someone that agrees exactly with what you feel. Since the war with Iraq began, everyone has had something to say, but there is only a very few that will make the changes. People can potition everything they want but at the same time no one is there to listen. The president and his crew decide what should be done. I'm not sure where Barnett was taking things, he seemed to be making jokes of the whole war situation when he refered to the Twin Tower attacks and the US going over to Iraq as "a home game and an away game." This talk completely shocked me that someone would joke the entire time while trying to get people to be convinced with his thoughts and values.