"War is just a racket… I believe in adequate defense at the coastline and nothing else." ― Smedley Butler Topic(s): War More From Smedley Butler "War is a racket. It is the only one international in scope. It is the only one in which the profits are reckoned in dollars and the losses in lives." "There are only two things we should fight for. One is the defense of our homes and the other is the Bill of Rights." More In War "There is a peculiar burning odor in the room, like explosives. the kitchen fills with smoke and the hot, sweet, ashy smell of scorched cookies. The war has begun."― Alison Lurie "Thus, what is of supreme importance in war is to attack the enemy’s strategy."― Sun Tzu "War is sweet to those who have not experienced it."― Desiderius Erasmus