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Smedley Butler
Smedley Butler
Smedley Butler
@antiwar1984

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Smedley Butler

@antiwar1984

Lao Tzu - How could man rejoice and delight in the slaughter of men? Non-Partisan Anti-War, Non-Interventionism, Anti-Drone; War is a Racket

Joined September 2011

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    Smedley Butler‏ @antiwar1984 Feb 10

    Budget Deal: US to Spend Over $1.4 Trillion on Military in 2018, 2019https://news.antiwar.com/2018/02/09/budget-deal-us-to-spend-over-1-4-trillion-on-military-in-2018-2019/ …

    12:15 PM - 10 Feb 2018
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      2. White Oak Queen‏ @WhiteOakQueen Feb 10
        Replying to @antiwar1984

        Given to a Dept of the US Government that claimed it was Too Big to Audit!

        1 reply 1 retweet 2 likes
      3. Smedley Butler‏ @antiwar1984 Feb 10
        Replying to @WhiteOakQueen

        “War is a Racket” Brief speech by Marine General Smedley Butler circ 1935https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=F3_EXqJ8f-0 …

        0 replies 0 retweets 1 like
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      2. electionfraud2011‏ @electfraud2011 Feb 10
        Replying to @antiwar1984 @Claudia_Kealoha

        It's expensive keeping up t facade that U R t good guys, military spending being 13 figures & all Good news is that Ponzi end of capitalism inflation will have that being chump change B4 U can write a C&W hit w 🎼regime change 🎵regime change 🎶regime change... in the bridge

        1 reply 0 retweets 0 likes
      3. Smedley Butler‏ @antiwar1984 Feb 10
        Replying to @electfraud2011 @Claudia_Kealoha

        You misspelled Keynesian Crony Fascism

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      2. Elsario Delmarco‏ @ElsarioD Feb 10
        Replying to @antiwar1984

        The Military is probably the one area where the spending is justified.

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      3. Smedley Butler‏ @antiwar1984 Feb 10
        Replying to @ElsarioD

        “War is a Racket” Brief speech by Marine General Smedley Butler circ 1935https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=F3_EXqJ8f-0 …

        1 reply 0 retweets 0 likes
      4. Elsario Delmarco‏ @ElsarioD Feb 10
        Replying to @antiwar1984

        War might be a racket at times, but I was referring to having and maintaining a modern military capable of handling anything our enemies (China, Russia, Europe) might throw at us.

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      1. wjappe‏ @wjappe Feb 10
        Replying to @antiwar1984 @catoletters

        They get the budget, we get the bill

        0 replies 1 retweet 3 likes
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