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lots of us combat vets are here on DU, too. Some guys become rightwing out of combat, but lots become what I like to think of as educated about the politics of war.
I'm certainly not in the same league as these two Marines, but they say what I feel best.
"I believe that if we had and would keep our dirty, bloody, dollar soaked fingers out of the business of these (Third World) nations so full of depressed, exploited people, they will arrive at a solution of their own. And if unfortunately their revolution must be of the violent type because the `haves' refuse to share with the `have-nots' by any peaceful method, at least what they get will be their own, and not the American style, which they don’t want and above all don’t want crammed down their throats by Americans." – Gen. David Shoup, United States Marine Commandant Medal of Honor recipient. 2 Purple Hearts (Gen Shoup was my commandant during the first part of my time in.)
"War is a racket. It always has been. It is possibly the oldest, easily the most profitable, surely the most vicious.".... “I spent 33 years in the Marines. Most of my time being a high-class muscle man for Big Business, for Wall Street and the bankers. In short, I was a racketeer for capitalism.” Gen. Smedley Butler, USMC two time Medal of Honor recipient. 8 Purple Hearts
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