Source: The American Conservative
by Doug Bandow
“The Arc de Triomphe, and its North Korean copy, are grand but ultimately unsatisfying for anyone with the slightest moral sense. The French celebrate serial aggression by an egotistical monster responsible for mass death and destruction across the European continent, reaching all the way to Moscow. Indeed, Napoleon’s sarcophagus enjoys a separate place of honor, surrounded by acclamations of his multiple victories. (Imagine a similar structure in Berlin for one or another 20th century German leader!) … Americans don’t need a new monument to glorify the many wars fought in their name but against their interest. Rather, Americans should celebrate what makes this nation worth defending. And that is best secured by staying out of other countries’ conflicts. How about building an Arch of Peace, listing the wars which the U.S. studiously avoided, and the resulting benefits for all Americans?” (10/30/25)
https://www.theamericanconservative.com/the-problem-with-donald-trumps-arch-of-triumph/