The embrace by any society of permanent war is a parasite that devours the heart and soul of a nation… Citizens in a state of permanent war are bombarded with the insidious militarized language of power, fear and strength that mask an increasingly brittle reality. The corporations behind the doctrine of permanent war — who have corrupted Leon Trotsky’s doctrine of permanent revolution — must keep us afraid. Fear stops us from objecting to government spending on a bloated military. Fear means we will not ask unpleasant questions of those in power. Fear means that we will be willing to give up our rights and liberties for security. Fear keeps us penned in like domesticated animals.

http://www.alternet.org/democracy/140106/the_disease_of_permanent_war/?page=entire