"War is meant to ..."


When Faber tells Lucy about his book and mentions that its a book on war, Lucy asks/says:
"But I thought war was meant to bring people together ...?"

"meant to" ? Odd thought, no ?

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Not especially, no.

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"meant to" ? Odd thought, no ?


She could have worded it better, but it was a spur-of-the-moment statement. She meant that war tends to bring the diverse people of a country together for a common cause.

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