Is it the leaders of a country that makes them good, bad, at peace or in war? Or is it the led who are the majority that determines what becomes of a nation.
In virtually every society there is a small class that makes decisions as it affects the whole citizens, and this small class or group is fondly known as the elite they are made up of the ruling class. It is their decisions that determines and influences the behaviors, actions and inactions of the entire society (led). Whether there is peace, war or any related situation the hands of the leaders are deeply in it, the majority of the populace are like a shadow of the ruling class.