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Originally posted by turbocarrera
You are being deliberately disingenuous here, Mul. You know that what Smedley was talking about was starting wars with the sole purpose of generating wealth for a small group of plutocrats - under whatever guise. He fought those wars for a living, and regretted that aspect of it terribly.
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I am not quite sure if Mr. Butler is a good barometer of reality...Many other veterans seem to disagree, as do the millions of people we have liberated from oppression...In this recent operation alone, albeit our self-interest was in play (physically and financially) we have liberated over 50 million people...We have done more for Muslims than they themselves ever have...Same is true of Russia and the Vietnamese and the Nicarguans and the El Salvadorians and the Europeans and the South Koreans, and the American slaves...etc.
Profit, as unfortunate as it may be, is an inextricable part of warfare...Seems a reasonable trade-off.