In a weekend of jaw-(and baby) dropping news, I offer this winner-take-all editorial from the Christian Science Monitor.

I'm truly blown away by the opening quote:

Chapel Hill, N.C.; and Bowling Green, Ohio - When Russian troops attacked Georgia this month, rolling tanks into Tskhinvali and bombing Gori, it was not just a tragedy for the Caucasus. It also marked the demise of more than four years of no war between nations, the longest period in modern history.

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With the news so full of violence, you may not have noticed that the world was at peace. But ever since India and Pakistan signed a cease-fire in November 2003, there have been no wars between governments. That's 1,716 straight days of world peace. Russia's invasion ended the streak on Aug. 8.

Let us remember that ignorance is not strength.