Most decorated Marine of his time writes "War is a Racket"

Marine Major General Smedley Butler's book, War is a Racket (1935), is based on a well received speech he toured with after World War I.  It examines the spurring forces behind war, who benefits and who suffers.  Some of his observations were prophetic of what was to come.

 "The Japanese, a proud people, of course will be pleased beyond expression to see the United States fleet so close to Nippon's shores. Even as pleased as would be the residents of California were they to dimly discern through the morning mist, the Japanese fleet playing at war games off Los Angeles."

The text is freely available to read at WarIsARacket.com .  For those who prefer a pdf and possibly audio format, look up the 44MB torrent at kat.ph .  It is only about 14 pages long and well worth considering in examining all wars, modern and past.

More at:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Smedley_Butler
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/War_is_a_Racket