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tblue37

(65,490 posts) Tue Nov 7, 2017, 08:27 PM Nov 2017

I am drawing a blank for some reason tonight. Could someone help me remember which general it was

who criticized the US war policies and said he finally figured out he was actually just fighting wars for corporations and their profits?

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I am drawing a blank for some reason tonight. Could someone help me remember which general it was (Original Post) tblue37 Nov 2017 OP

Smedley?? Angry Dragon Nov 2017 #1

Butler?? Butler?.....Anyone? Anyone?....nt Guy Whitey Corngood Nov 2017 #3

YES! Smedley Butler: Thank you! I don't know why I couldn't come up with his name! nt tblue37 Nov 2017 #5

Smedley Butler "War is a Racket" Sneederbunk Nov 2017 #2

War Is A Racket !!! SamKnause Nov 2017 #4

Gen. Butler was a hero twice over. brush Nov 2017 #6

Angry Dragon

(36,693 posts)

1. Smedley??

Reply to tblue37 (Original post)

Tue Nov 7, 2017, 08:28 PM

Nov 2017

Guy Whitey Corngood

(26,505 posts)

3. Butler?? Butler?.....Anyone? Anyone?....nt

Reply to Angry Dragon (Reply #1)

Tue Nov 7, 2017, 08:30 PM

Nov 2017

tblue37

(65,490 posts)

5. YES! Smedley Butler: Thank you! I don't know why I couldn't come up with his name! nt

Reply to Angry Dragon (Reply #1)

Tue Nov 7, 2017, 08:34 PM

Nov 2017

Sneederbunk

(14,308 posts)

2. Smedley Butler "War is a Racket"

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Tue Nov 7, 2017, 08:29 PM

Nov 2017

SamKnause

(13,110 posts)

4. War Is A Racket !!!

Reply to tblue37 (Original post)

Tue Nov 7, 2017, 08:32 PM

Nov 2017

Major General Smedley Butler.

brush

(53,922 posts)

6. Gen. Butler was a hero twice over.

Reply to SamKnause (Reply #4)

Tue Nov 7, 2017, 10:03 PM

Nov 2017

For his service in the war and for exposing the coup engineered by the American Liberty League which tried to get him to lead an overthrow of FDR's government in the '30s

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