War Questions

How many wars before independence?
How many since?

How people killed, crippled for life?
The count for all the sides?

 How much the debt
we might have spent on housing? 

Who made final decisions?
Who was made rich?

What science was developed 
and to what end?

These questions come back to haunt us, 
both wrong and right.
But always the questions: why?

Who is it bears the burden?
Who chooses life?