The grand grotesquery of the U.S. military - By Mark Morford

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27. DUers DO support the men and women who serve. Just not the lying political fuckers who send them

to wars based on complete fabrications.

Do you think the Iraq war is something we as Americans should be proud of?

Have you ever heard of Smedley Butler? He is one of Americas most decorated Marines in US History.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Smedley_Butler

I spent 33 years and four months in active military service and during that period I spent most of my time as a high class muscle man for Big Business, for Wall Street and the bankers.

In short, I was a racketeer, a gangster for capitalism. I helped make Mexico and especially Tampico safe for American oil interests in 1914. I helped make Haiti and Cuba a decent place for the National City Bank boys to collect revenues in.

I helped in the raping of half a dozen Central American republics for the benefit of Wall Street. I helped purify Nicaragua for the International Banking House of Brown Brothers in 1902–1912. I brought light to the Dominican Republic for the American sugar interests in 1916.

I helped make Honduras right for the American fruit companies in 1903. In China in 1927 I helped see to it that Standard Oil went on its way unmolested. Looking back on it, I might have given Al Capone a few hints. The best he could do was to operate his racket in three districts. I operated on three continents.


http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Smedley_Butler#Lectures

America does many great things but our history of using the military on behalf of multinational cororations is well documented and is a stain on this great nation.

This in no way diminishes the service of our men and women. Instead it calls out the war whores who lie and profit by sending our good men and women into combat NOT to protect America but to enrich themselves.