[Perceval]

>we have had relatively few wars

I don't think that's an accurate representation. We've had a short history compared to European states, but we've packed a lot of fighting into that time: http://www.au.af.mil/au/awc/awcgate/crs/rl30172.htm

[grandalf]

We've had very few wars compared to antitrust cases, free speech cases, procedural cases, etc.