All the major wars of the 20th century have been contrived rackets. The details of Smedley's public disdain for War was pushed to the boiling point when he was sequestered by a group of elite US businessmen to implement a military coup against FDR. He apparently testified to this in a senate hearing. Look it up on wikipedia. It's 2009, it's about time everyone with a working brain understand that all major conflicts are planned. It is called the theatre of war for a reason.