Does this fit anyone's perception about life as we think we know it?

I've been taken to task here for pointing out that there is a school of thought that thinks small wars prevent larger ones, but here you go.

Doesn't get much better if you take it back before then, although stats are obviously much less reliable.

We are living in the most peaceful period in the history of the world, and furthermore, America's military predominance is the primary reason why.