I said it was the last Great War, not a good war. Something can be great, and at the same time, the blackest evil imaginable. The two aren't antonyms, or even mutualy exclusive terms.
And thats arguable, to a certian extent. While the war as a conflict may not be good, the war as its causes and the sacrafice made by the men and women who join behind those casues can, in some cases, be considered good.
Like I said, the allies in WWII didn't fight FOR something. They didn't stand to gain anything from a victory (that the United States emerged as unarguably the most powerfull nation at the time was merely a result of their use of atomic weapons. The loss of life, the families torn apart, and the suffering by those who endured it will never be worth that dubious distinction). What they did was fight against hitler and the Axis, because they believed that he and the evil he stired up needed to end.
In that sense, WWII was also the only 'good' war. That being said, you are right, its not good to overly romanticize the war. However if we allow it to slip into abscurity in the same way many other conflicts have, it no longer serves as a warning to future generations.
I think its safe to say that WWII is over. Unless theres still German-french emnity simmering below the surface that I'm unaware of. Although France seems to have been rather..... reserved, and withdrawn from world afairs since WWII.
