Peace is a "Hopelessly Naive" Concept?

I was watching MSBNC's post-debate coverage on last night's Democratic Presidential Candidate set-to when Cynthia Tucker of the Atlanta Constitution made a comment that sickened me.

She said that Rep. Dennis Kucinich's statement and belief that he could end war for all time is "hopelessly naive." None of the political pundits take Rep. Kucinich seriously, of course, because, after all, he's "so far out of the mainstream." But I wonder if Americans were asked if they wanted an end to all war in their lifetimes, how they'd respond. Whether or not you believe it can be accomplished, isn't it a worthy goal?

Shame on you, Ms. Tucker. You have essentially declared yourself to be one who believes that war will of necessity always be with us. And so long as you and other media types and other politicians keep believing that, it will continue to be so. But why not become a more hopeful commentator? Why not, as we used to say in the 60's, give peace a chance?