'War Is A Racket'

[marinegirl]

Excerpt from a speech delivered in 1933 byGeneral Smedley Darlington Butler, USMC. General Butler was the recipient of twoCongressional Medals of Honor -- the highest military decoration presented by the United States government to a member of its armed forces. He is one of only 19 recipients of two Medals of Honor, and one of only three to be awarded a Marine Corps Brevet Medal and a Medal of Honor, and the only person to be awarded a Marine Corps Brevet Medal and a Medal of Honor for two different actions.

"War is just a racket. A racket is best described, I believe, as something that is not what it seems to the majority of people. Only a small inside group knows what it is about. It is conducted for the benefit of the very few at the expense of the masses". 

Smedley Butler portrayed by Graham Frye

http://21stcenturywire.com/2015/05/22/war-is-a-racket-forbidden-history-on-memorial-day/

http://www.twf.org/News/Y2001/0911-Racket.html

 

Sound familiar.....