WINGS_radio#War is a #Racket is #marine #general Smedley Butler's classic #treatise on why wars are conducted, #who #profits from them, and who #pays the price.
When War is a Racket was published in 1935, Butler was the most decorated American soldier of the First World War. He came away with a deeply troubled view of both the purpose and the results of #warfare. He saw #billionaires walk away with #fortunes, and the #costs #paid in #human #lives and #public #debt.
Audio reading:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ej7FdCDmW6A
When War is a Racket was published in 1935, Butler was the most decorated American soldier of the First World War. He came away with a deeply troubled view of both the purpose and the results of #warfare. He saw #billionaires walk away with #fortunes, and the #costs #paid in #human #lives and #public #debt.
Audio reading:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ej7FdCDmW6A
