"Peace!"

I've been thinking a lot about the renewed tensions between India and Pakistan in light of the recent events in Mumbai.

In four simply drawn panels, and with one word, Charles M. Schulz captures just how difficult it is to bring any disagreement into settlement.

Poor Snoopy.

I think you can apply that comic strip to any war and any peace-effort, big or small.

Having said this, I think I'm going to be able to find some time in late December to read Schulz And Peanuts: A Biography, which my brother gave me some months ago. Hooray!

Strip borrowed from and linked to Peanuts.com.