tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22752109.post3427387069174280737..comments2023-12-21T07:05:42.464-05:00Comments on Erik's Choice: Love in the Middle of a FirefightErik Donald Francehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02332500850365598564noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22752109.post-1908590887050791062007-07-31T22:55:00.000-05:002007-07-31T22:55:00.000-05:00War is a racket is such a great point. of course,...War is a racket is such a great point. of course, I think we've got quite a few rackets going in our modern world. the medicine racket is one.Charles Gramlichhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02052592247572253641noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22752109.post-37347636462918693222007-07-31T09:48:00.000-05:002007-07-31T09:48:00.000-05:00Thank you for the reminder about Smedley Butler's ...Thank you for the reminder about Smedley Butler's birthday! That has always been one of my favorite speeches, "War is a Racket".Joehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09747874295331152779noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22752109.post-43929665657712563332007-07-31T09:38:00.000-05:002007-07-31T09:38:00.000-05:00I used to have a poster with a Smedley Butler quot...I used to have a poster with a Smedley Butler quote on it-- something about his realization that as a Marine, he was merely hired muscle for American capitalists. He participated in interventions in China (the boxer rebellion), Cuba, Haiti, Nicaragua, Honduras and others. <BR/><BR/>BTW, he also directed the construction of Quantico, where FBI agents now recieve their training.Johnny Yenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06561248220244037567noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22752109.post-27101442701288071472007-07-31T09:19:00.000-05:002007-07-31T09:19:00.000-05:00Either we bomb the Arab world to hell or they do i...Either we bomb the Arab world to hell or they do it to us, Mr. President. The choice is obvious, isn't it, sir?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22752109.post-39151188411875041072007-07-31T04:06:00.000-05:002007-07-31T04:06:00.000-05:00While not truly knowing enough about socialism to ...While not truly knowing enough about socialism to consider it a better or worse way of government than democracy, I will admit that our way doesn't seem to be working anymore and every time greed and ideology gets into leadership positions it is off to war we send the youth of the country.the walking manhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10058913927297370740noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22752109.post-48027000803018128952007-07-30T23:08:00.000-05:002007-07-30T23:08:00.000-05:00Marine Major General Smedley Butler was ahead of h...Marine Major General Smedley Butler was ahead of his time.JR's Thumbprintshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10479324326541901987noreply@blogger.com