"I helped make Mexico safe for American oil interests in 1914. I helped make Haiti and Cuba a decent place for the National City Bank boys to collect revenue in. I helped purify Nicaragua for the international banking house of Brown Brothers... I brought light to the Dominican Republic for American sugar interests in 1916. I helped make Honduras "right" for American fruit companies in 1903. Looking back on it, I might have given Al Capone a few hints."
-Marine Corps General Smedley D. Butler reflecting on his career in 1931
and that's only one of the many ways we've helped bring freedom to the world through out the 20th century.
it's good to see the tradition continue on into the 21st century.
happy fourth.
