Makes a good epitaph, eh?
We are more than ready for war. And while the ports aren't as good for defense as they used to be, with delayed travel and all, you still have to take on our walls to hit any region. And we wouldn't have painted a big target on our heads as Asylon did.
That we don't want war doesn't mean we don't think of it every day. Our lack of warmongering drive is replaced by high levels of paranoia.