Love Your 'Enemies'

I have always been against war. Christ said "Love your enemies." I can't see how killing them is loving, really. I never heard Christ say "Love your enemies, but if they are not just your enemies, but your ENEMIES, hate them and kill them." When are we going to be able to turn our swords into plowshares if we keep on warring? Are we waiting for the next life? Yes, peace can be accoplished, but sorry, not this time around. What are we waiting for? Is the human race prepared to obliterate itself just to have peace? That's the stupidest way to peace I ever contemplated. Of course it'll be peaceful, there won't be anymore humans! People probably think it's not going to come to that, but we've already begun. We've already started attacking people to prevent them from attacking us, which is NOT going to do us any good. Actually, it is causing more hatred between other nations and ours. War only creates more war, war never, ever leads to peace. I did a study on this in High School, and I read that "In the end, all wars lead to peace." I proved that statement false. Wars lead to a calm before the storm. It seems peaceful, but you aren't looking at the seething beneath the waves. You aren't looking at the winds gathering power. You aren't listening to the depth of the silence. Life goes on after war, which leaves space for the anger and hatred to grow, and war to spring up from the ashes. Do we wish to create such a space? Let us stop war! War is not even justified. There is no justice in war. Justice is compassionate and merciful-justice seeks to understand and seeks to heal-justice does not seek revenge, does not seek to create injustice, for that is what every wound is-an injustice. War creates large wounds which are usually difficult to heal. War destroys families and animals and trees. War destroys hope, and love, and peace. War destroys. Justice builds. Peace is the answer. We need peace in Iraq, and we need to prevent more war in other countries. We need to be a people for peace and love!