--- Ron Johnson <ron.l.johnson@cox.net> wrote:
> Excellent, but sad, quote. Unfortunately, it's a
> bit wrong:
> http://www.fas.org/man/smedley.htm
Hmm, I see, substantial differences: "I operated on
three continents" versus "We Marines operated on three
continents (www.converge.org.nz/lac/quote.htm) ", etc.
Changes the point dramatically, doesn't it?
>
> http://www.grunts.net/legends/butler.html
> "Both Germany and France were threatening to send
> troops to Haiti
> for unpaid debts. To counter any foriegn
> intervention in the area,
> President Wilson sent in the Marines in 1915."
>
> I'm sure there were other reasons, too. However,
> better for
> American corporations to plunder Central America
> than for the
> Eurpoeans to do it. Some choice, though, huh?
>
O.K. I now understand why we (the taxpayers) must
protect "some lousy investment of the bankers" (Butler
again).
M.R.F.
"War is the health of the state" -- Randolph Bourne,
1918
"War has provided both ancient and modern societies
with a dependable system for stabilizing and
controlling national economies. No alternate method of
control has yet been tested in a complex modern
economy that has shown itself remotely comparable in
scope or effectiveness... 'war' is virtually
synonymous with nationhood. The elimination of war
implies the inevitable elimination of national
sovereignty and the traditional nation-state." --
Leonard C. Lewin, 1967
"All we are saying is give peace a chance" -- John
Lennon (what a laugh!)
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