Wes Clark's great contribution to forward thinking in politics was in 04: "It was wrong then and it's wrong now." War, as we studied it in history books is past, in my judgment. It was, as soon as the world understood what VJ Day signified. Since then the US has had a number of excursions and two colossal mistakes. To quote a recent president: "Fool me once, shame on you. Fool me twice, shame on me." The offspring of the Baby Boomers yielded too little influence to stop the train wreck. But they have been influenced by what is happening to the Third Rock from the Sun. I also remember telling you once that the reason Viet Nam could happen was because the returning GIs in 45 were so intent on nest building that they couldn't see the fallacies of government--McCarthy, Cold War rhetoric, etc.
The Boomers, divided in Dubya/Kerry fashion, still represent the nation in Congress. One of them is saying what is wrong. That's Al Gore who is not interested in running, I believe. He said at a book appearance that what the political conversation needs is a real dialogue, and then in his wonkish fashion he explained the hardware which will make that possible as mass media.
In a year when it is alleged that McCain is too old to run, and the use of YouTube has leapfrogged over yahoogroups of 04, it is obvious that the candidates dream of a huge youth turnout. Worried about the health of the Third Rock from the Sun, leaves that crowd with the desire to elect anyone willing to promise healthcare and tuition. Most will consider war to be a silly way to bring democracy, because if you kill people they can't vote. It's one of those Republican paradigms which gives Ron Paul traction. And for us Dems, we have to wonder what we would do if Obama hadn't come along.
I've just listed three also-rans. Clark, Gore and McCain. Hillary, if she wants two terms, must realize she has no time to waste.
It could be worse in Iran where there is such a preponderance of under-25.

Post script: In the US 20% of the population is over 85. I do not apologize for messing up the Social Security trust fund, but I do think that Youth have a different calculation of the budget when they see greatgrandmothers blogging for less war.