Dirty Little Secrets
Americans claim they want politicians that are truthful, but the politicians are fully aware that, many Americans can’t handle the truth.
At the recent, Democratic presidential debate Mike Gravel said: “Our soldiers died in Vietnam in vain. You can now, go to Hanoi and get a Baskin-Robbins ice cream cone. Let me tell you. There’s only one thing worse than a soldier dying in vain. It is more soldiers dying in vain.”
Gravel insists that America’s troops died in vain in Vietnam, because Vietnam would have turned out the same, whether U.S. troops had been there or not, and the outspoken former Senator from Alaska insists, so will Iraq.
Mike Gravel does not buy that if we walk away from Iraq now we risk a failed state in the heart of the Middle East, a haven for international terrorists, an invitation to regional war in this economically vital area, and a humanitarian disaster that can involve million of people. He says that if the U.S. gets out of Iraq quickly, its neighbors, like Iran, Syria and Jordan, will do what is best for them, which is to stabilize Iraq.
Another, dirty little secret that most Americans can't handle was recently revealed by Cindy Sheehan on national television, when she mentioned the name of another straight talking America. Unfortunately, most of the audience had no idea, who she was talking about.
Sheehan told MSNBC’s Chris Matthews: “As Major General Smedley Butler said, “War is a racket”, it always has been, and it always will be. Cindy Sheehan believes that’s one of the reasons Dwight Eisenhower warned us when he left office, of the military-industrial complex.
During my three years in the Marine Corps, Major General Smedley Butler’s name was never mentioned. In 55 years of watching TV, that was the first time, I’ve ever hear his name mentioned.
Legendary Marine Corps officer Major General Smedley Butler was awarded the Congressional Medal of Honor twice for separate acts of outstanding heroism. In a 1933 speech, he stated: “War is just a racket. A racket is best described, as something that is not what it seems to the majority of people. ...I was a racketeer, a gangster for capitalism.”
At the recent, Democratic presidential debate Mike Gravel said: “Our soldiers died in Vietnam in vain. You can now, go to Hanoi and get a Baskin-Robbins ice cream cone. Let me tell you. There’s only one thing worse than a soldier dying in vain. It is more soldiers dying in vain.”
Gravel insists that America’s troops died in vain in Vietnam, because Vietnam would have turned out the same, whether U.S. troops had been there or not, and the outspoken former Senator from Alaska insists, so will Iraq.
Mike Gravel does not buy that if we walk away from Iraq now we risk a failed state in the heart of the Middle East, a haven for international terrorists, an invitation to regional war in this economically vital area, and a humanitarian disaster that can involve million of people. He says that if the U.S. gets out of Iraq quickly, its neighbors, like Iran, Syria and Jordan, will do what is best for them, which is to stabilize Iraq.
Another, dirty little secret that most Americans can't handle was recently revealed by Cindy Sheehan on national television, when she mentioned the name of another straight talking America. Unfortunately, most of the audience had no idea, who she was talking about.
Sheehan told MSNBC’s Chris Matthews: “As Major General Smedley Butler said, “War is a racket”, it always has been, and it always will be. Cindy Sheehan believes that’s one of the reasons Dwight Eisenhower warned us when he left office, of the military-industrial complex.
During my three years in the Marine Corps, Major General Smedley Butler’s name was never mentioned. In 55 years of watching TV, that was the first time, I’ve ever hear his name mentioned.
Legendary Marine Corps officer Major General Smedley Butler was awarded the Congressional Medal of Honor twice for separate acts of outstanding heroism. In a 1933 speech, he stated: “War is just a racket. A racket is best described, as something that is not what it seems to the majority of people. ...I was a racketeer, a gangster for capitalism.”
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