The Real Budget-Buster: U.S. Has Spent An Estimated $6 Trillion On War Since 2001

Smedley Butler

Wikipedia

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Smedley_Butler

In his lifetime, General Butler was the most highly decorated Marine ever.

"War Is A Racket," By Professes "Gangster For Capitalism," Major General, Marine Commandant, Smedley Butler

http://paxonbothhouses.blogspot.com/2014/06/war-is-racket-by-self-professed.html

Why We Love Violence And Pump It Even Though It Rarely Works And Is Typically Counterproductive
http://paxonbothhouses.blogspot.com/2017/04/why-we-love-violence-pump-it-even.html

"We Like War"

Video

http://paxonbothhouses.blogspot.com/2013/09/george-carlin-we-like-war-because-were.html

"Do Wars Really Defend America's Freedom?"

(Homage To Marine Commandant, Major General Smedley Butler)

http://paxonbothhouses.blogspot.com/2014/11/major-general-smedley-butler-do-wars.html

"Why We Fight," Excellent Documentary With Ike's "Military-Industrial Complex" As Springboard

http://paxonbothhouses.blogspot.com/2017/03/why-we-fight-excellent-documentary-with.html

Scare The Sheep 

And They Will Applaud Military-Industrial Profiteering

http://paxonbothhouses.blogspot.com/2015/12/scare-sheep-and-they-will-cheer.html

American "Patriotism": Why So Many Americans Are Fundamentally Violent And Paranoid

http://paxonbothhouses.blogspot.com/2017/04/american-patriotism-why-so-many.html

Republican Lawmaker From Nevada Sends Christmas Card Featuring Fully Armed Family

http://paxonbothhouses.blogspot.com/2015/12/republican-lawmaker-from-nevada-sends.html

The Age-Old Normalization Of Warfare Through Stupidity, Ego And Religion

http://paxonbothhouses.blogspot.com/2015/09/the-age-old-normalization-of-warfare.html

The Mistaken Concept That Reducing Cultures To Rubble Results In Peace

http://paxonbothhouses.blogspot.com/2015/12/the-mistaken-concept-that-reducing.html

Punishment Rarely Reforms But Instead Tends To Reinforce Wrongdoing

http://paxonbothhouses.blogspot.com/2015/12/punishment-rarely-reforms-but-instead.html

Best Pax Posts On Punishment And Torture As "Necessary" Methods For Righting Wrongs

http://paxonbothhouses.blogspot.com/2016/08/best-pax-posts-on-punishment-and.html

Conservative Christians Delight In The Punishment And Pain Of Others

http://paxonbothhouses.blogspot.com/2015/09/conservative-christians-delight-in_9.html

America's Passion For Punishment And Torture
http://paxonbothhouses.blogspot.com/2016/04/americas-passion-for-punishment-torture.html

Christians And "Christians" Choose Mercy, Love & Forgiveness, Or Retribution & Punishment

http://paxonbothhouses.blogspot.com/2016/01/christians-and-christians-must-choose.html

Bad Things Happen: Punishment, Mercy And The Demise Of The Republican Party

http://paxonbothhouses.blogspot.com/2016/06/bad-things-happen-punishment-mercy-and.html

"Whom The Gods Would Destroy, They First Make Mad"

http://paxonbothhouses.blogspot.com/2015/12/whom-gods-would-destroy-they-first-make.html

Compendium Of Best Pax Posts On Organized Religion And The Everyday Validation Of Violence

http://paxonbothhouses.blogspot.com/2017/04/compendium-of-best-pax-posts-on.html