The world should change paradigms to understand armed conflicts, the first victim of which remains human dignity, believes a former soldier specializing in international security, who has just published a poignant testimony pleading for peace on this Remembrance Day.
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Published by Éditions du Journal, the book “Dog of War” by Max LaCroix plunges us into dark realities, retracing his personal experience as a peacekeeper in several conflict zones, notably in Libya, Afghanistan, Sri Lanka and Haiti.
“I’m talking about conflicts, crises, wars on a global scale, but also on a personal scale. That means the impact on humans. But I definitely talk about hope and peace in the book,” Mr. LaCroix said in an interview with TVA Nouvelles Monday evening.
Bored by wars, the former soldier who came back scarred for life after his experience in zones of armed conflict learned two lessons, namely sacrifice and freedom that should not be taken for granted.
Faced with the multiplication of conflicts and diplomatic tensions across the world, the TVA Nouvelles guest believes that the world should look at another model and return to basics to establish options that strengthen human dignity.
“Is there no other way to manage our conflicts and also those who fight for us? I think that man wants to live a simple life, to work, to come home, to build, to establish. The majority of men do not want to fight,” argued Mr. LaCroix.
In his opus which invites reflection, the author of “Dog of War” denounces the “big machine” of the war industry, which has made a lot of money in recent years, due to the multiplication of armed conflicts.
“The war industry is a big machine. […] We invest in the industry that helps us destroy, when we could perhaps take this money, a fraction of this money and build with it,” he argued.
-Listen to the full interview in the video above.
