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the wealthy and the corporations?
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When Will Our Military Realize That They Are Fighting For.... (Original Post)
global1
May 2017
OP
Yes, and the king of chaos thinks he can bring peace to the ravaged Middle East
VigilantG
May 2017
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SharonAnn
(13,778 posts)1. Gen Smedley Butler, USMC wrote in 1935 "War is a Racket"
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Smedley_Butler
Gen Smedley Butler, USMC
In 1935, he wrote the exposé War Is a Racket, a trenchant condemnation of the profit motive behind warfare. His views on the subject are summarized in the following passage
"In short, I was a racketeer, a gangster for capitalism. I helped make Mexico and especially Tampico safe for American oil interests in 1914. I helped make Haiti and Cuba a decent place for the National City Bank boys to collect revenues in. I helped in the raping of half a dozen Central American republics for the benefit of Wall Street. I helped purify Nicaragua for the International Banking House of Brown Brothers in 19021912. . I brought light to the Dominican Republic for the American sugar interests in 1916. I helped make Honduras right for the American fruit companies in 1903. In China in 1927 I helped see to it that Standard Oil went on its way unmolested. Looking back on it, I might have given Al Capone a few hints. The best he could do was to operate his racket in three districts. I operated on three continents."
Gen Smedley Butler, USMC
In 1935, he wrote the exposé War Is a Racket, a trenchant condemnation of the profit motive behind warfare. His views on the subject are summarized in the following passage
"In short, I was a racketeer, a gangster for capitalism. I helped make Mexico and especially Tampico safe for American oil interests in 1914. I helped make Haiti and Cuba a decent place for the National City Bank boys to collect revenues in. I helped in the raping of half a dozen Central American republics for the benefit of Wall Street. I helped purify Nicaragua for the International Banking House of Brown Brothers in 19021912. . I brought light to the Dominican Republic for the American sugar interests in 1916. I helped make Honduras right for the American fruit companies in 1903. In China in 1927 I helped see to it that Standard Oil went on its way unmolested. Looking back on it, I might have given Al Capone a few hints. The best he could do was to operate his racket in three districts. I operated on three continents."
atreides1
(16,093 posts)2. They already realize it
They just lack the courage to do what's right for the country, because it's easier!!!
Orsino
(37,428 posts)3. Many, many do.
Another question: when will they have the luxury of quitting their jobs, or the numbers to vote better policy into place?
VigilantG
(374 posts)4. Yes, and the king of chaos thinks he can bring peace to the ravaged Middle East
...how absurd! He really conned his supporters, The art of the steal!
mopinko
(70,215 posts)5. hey, after all they are "his" military.
yeah, there's your heads up right there.