"The man who in times of popular excitement boldly and unflinchingly resists hot-tempered clamor for an unnecessary war, and thus exposes himself to the opprobrious imputation of a lack of patriotism or of courage, to the end of saving his country from a great calamity, is, as to 'loving and faithfully serving his country,' at least as good a patriot as the hero of the most daring feat of arms, and a far better one than those who, with an ostentatious pretense of superior patriotism, cry for war before it is needed, especially if they then let others do the fighting."  - Carl Schurz, 1898. 

The military-industrial complex is perhaps the most nefarious entity ever produced by the federal government, and we will hold no punches at Necessary Evil when exposing the despicable acts carried out by those in charge. This is no place for shills and partisan hacks, so if you refuse to be honest about the war crimes committed by George W. Bush and Barack Obama, then feel free to skip this episode entirely.