If that were truly the case (no country at war could/should compete) then the competition would be greatly limited. The U.S. would be out and any other country that had any type of military presence in a location with some conflict could be construed as at "war". What about countries battling terroism they would be considered at "war" within its own borders.

Not to open any controversy or hijack the thread (please don't go off on this tangent), conflicts of all kinds are always going on how do we distinguish who to leave out and who stays?

I'm sure if you checked with the average "Joes" in any country they wouldn't be fighting at all. The old saying (at least here) of "get rid of all the politicians and the world would be a better place"... well we'd just get new politicians. <img src="http://www.catsailor.com/forums/images/graemlins/frown.gif" alt="" />

Heck, I'm rambling... probably have no clue as to what I'm trying to say. Lets all go sailing.

Clayton