Lysistrata Blog 3

"Make love, not war"
The over-used phrase during times of war that probably originated from Lysistrata. If people today used tactics like that, would the war in Iraq come to a peaceful end?
I don't think it would be very effective; the people who are serving in the war are overseas and are not able to see their husbands/wives/boyfriends/girlfriends until they could come home. People today don't value their relationships as much as the people in Lysistrata did. The troops could probably pay for a prostitute or something :o not trying to be bogus or anything.
But say everyone really did abstain. I still don't think that would be very effective. People can't be that desperate for sex. I mean, sure the people in Lysistrata couldn't last one day without sex but that's just for humor, right? There are people that are celibate their whole lives. I think they can handle a few years in order to finish a war. Unless it's a stupid war. Then maybe the leaders would try to quickly compromise.