War Is a Racket

War Is a Racket

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📝 Description

A 1935 book by Major General Smedley D. Butler, a retired United States Marine Corps officer. In the book, Butler describes and critiques the military-industrial complex and war profiteering, arguing that war is primarily a means for a select few to accumulate wealth at the expense of many.

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he wrote a book called War is a Racket in 1933.

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Keywords:

War Is a Racket
Smedley Butler
anti-war
military-industrial complex

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