Is Peace more than absence of the War?

Ironically The International Day of Peace occurs annually on September 21st
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ironically on 21 September 1980 Iraq launched a full-scale invasion
of Iran, which was the beginning of an 8-year-long bloody war between
the two countries. International
Day of Peace is also a Day of Ceasefire so a simple definition for
peace could mean absence of the war. In my opinion it should be
more, it should have more ambitious aims and ideals. I call this
value added peace with term “quality peace”.  Full article Is
Peace more than absence of the War?   (http://arirusila.wordpress.com/2010/09/20/is-peace-more-than-absence-of-…)