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Playinghardball

(11,665 posts) Fri Aug 16, 2013, 05:19 PM Aug 2013

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US Marine Corps Major General Smedley Butler and author of "War is a Racket"

Smedley Butler on Interventionism
-- Excerpt from a speech delivered in 1933, by Major General Smedley Butler, USMC.
http://www.fas.org/man/smedley.htm

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US Marine Corps Major General Smedley Butler and author of "War is a Racket" (Original Post) Playinghardball Aug 2013 OP

Smedley was the real deal. A genuine American Hero for sure. 99th_Monkey Aug 2013 #1

Rarely has a phrase been more accurately descriptiive than General Smedley's indepat Aug 2013 #2

LOVE Smedley Butler! n/t Fire Walk With Me Aug 2013 #3

99th_Monkey

(19,326 posts)

1. Smedley was the real deal. A genuine American Hero for sure.

Reply to Playinghardball (Original post)

Fri Aug 16, 2013, 05:26 PM

Aug 2013

We need a National Smedley Butler Day <-- new holiday

indepat

(20,899 posts)

2. Rarely has a phrase been more accurately descriptiive than General Smedley's

Reply to 99th_Monkey (Reply #1)

Fri Aug 16, 2013, 06:06 PM

Aug 2013

"capitalistic goon squad" when considering the totality/scope of U.S. military operations/incursions south of the border earlier in the 20th century.

Fire Walk With Me

(38,893 posts)

3. LOVE Smedley Butler! n/t

Reply to Playinghardball (Original post)

Fri Aug 16, 2013, 06:09 PM

Aug 2013

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