He was twice awarded the Medal of Honor for war valor. He was a Major General of the Marine Corps. Consequently, his opinions regarding war, economics, politics and morality are worthy of solemn consideration. In 1935, retired Major General Smedley Butler published a booklet setting forth his view that the real beneficiaries of war are economic profiteers, and their profits are purchased with the blood of soldiers, sailors and Marines. It is not a unique point of view, but it is certainly unusual for a career military officer to launch a campaign to discredit the role of warfare in society. The booklet is written like a drill sergeant's address to new trainees, which makes it very refreshing. The link below will take you to the booklet. John Greanias, Copyright 2013.
http://www.warisaracket.com/
1961; D. Eisenhower: beware of the Military,Industrial, Congressional complex. he was later persuaded to leave out the Congress part
ReplyDeleteThank you Leftcoast. I did not know that Ike originally included Congress.
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