The United States of America: The World's Warmonger

First, a quote:

"Of all the enemies to public liberty war is, perhaps, the most to be dreaded because it comprises and develops the germ of every other. War is the parent of armies; from these proceed debts and taxes … known instruments for bringing the many under the domination of the few.… No nation could preserve its freedom in the midst of continual warfare."  — James Madison, Political Observations, 1795

Now, then, what we--the US--spends on "defense", our "military-industrial complex", particularly compared to the rest of the world:



Another way to look at it:

There is us, the US, and then there is everyone else, spending on war and war machines.

Just saying.

It's our government.  They are our representatives.  It's our money.  

What are we going to do about this?

Links:  http://www.globalissues.org/article/75/world-military-spending
http://utopianist.com/2011/04/u-s-responsible-for-almost-half-of-the-worlds-military-spending/us-military-spending-chart-world/