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	{{title\|''War is a racket''}}{{A-L disclaimer}}'''War Is a Racket''' is a speech and 1935 short book by Smedley D. Butler, a retired US Marine Corps Major General and two-time Medal of Honor recipient. Based on his career military experience, Butler discusses how business interests commercially benefit, such as war profiteering from warfare.<ref>https://catalog.loc.gov/vwebv/search?searchCode=LCCN&searchArg=35004638&searchType=1&permalink=y</ref>		{{title\|''War is a racket''}}{{A-L disclaimer}}'''War Is a Racket''' is a speech and 1935 short book by [[Smedley D. Butler]], a retired US Marine Corps Major General and two-time Medal of Honor recipient. Based on his career military experience, Butler discusses how business interests commercially benefit, such as war profiteering from warfare.<ref>https://catalog.loc.gov/vwebv/search?searchCode=LCCN&searchArg=35004638&searchType=1&permalink=y</ref>

	After Butler retired from the US Marine Corps in October 1931, he made a nationwide tour in the early 1930s giving his speech "War is a Racket". The speech was so well received that he wrote a longer version as a short book published in 1935. His work was condensed in ''Reader's Digest'' as a book supplement, which helped popularize his message. In an introduction to the ''Reader's Digest'' version, Lowell Thomas praised Butler's "moral as well as physical courage".<ref>Thomas, Lowell (1933). ''Old Gimlet Eye: Adventures of Smedley D. Butler''. Farrar & Rinehart.</ref>		After Butler retired from the US Marine Corps in October 1931, he made a nationwide tour in the early 1930s giving his speech "War is a Racket". The speech was so well received that he wrote a longer version as a short book published in 1935. His work was condensed in ''Reader's Digest'' as a book supplement, which helped popularize his message. In an introduction to the ''Reader's Digest'' version, Lowell Thomas praised Butler's "moral as well as physical courage".<ref>Thomas, Lowell (1933). ''Old Gimlet Eye: Adventures of Smedley D. Butler''. Farrar & Rinehart.</ref>

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	{{title\|''War is a racket''}}{{A-L disclaimer}}'''War Is a Racket''' is a speech and 1935 short book by Smedley D. Butler, a retired US Marine Corps Major General and two-time Medal of Honor recipient. Based on his career military experience, Butler discusses how [[business]] interests commercially benefit, such as [[war profiteering]] from [[warfare]].<ref>https://catalog.loc.gov/vwebv/search?searchCode=LCCN&searchArg=35004638&searchType=1&permalink=y</ref>		{{title\|''War is a racket''}}{{A-L disclaimer}}'''War Is a Racket''' is a speech and 1935 short book by Smedley D. Butler, a retired US Marine Corps Major General and two-time Medal of Honor recipient. Based on his career military experience, Butler discusses how business interests commercially benefit, such as war profiteering from warfare.<ref>https://catalog.loc.gov/vwebv/search?searchCode=LCCN&searchArg=35004638&searchType=1&permalink=y</ref>

	After Butler retired from the US Marine Corps in October 1931, he made a nationwide tour in the early 1930s giving his speech "War is a Racket". The speech was so well received that he wrote a longer version as a short book published in 1935. His work was condensed in ''[[Reader's Digest]]'' as a book supplement, which helped popularize his message. In an introduction to the ''Reader's Digest'' version, [[Lowell Thomas]] praised Butler's "moral as well as physical courage".<ref>Thomas, Lowell (1933). ''Old Gimlet Eye: Adventures of Smedley D. Butler''. Farrar & Rinehart.</ref>		After Butler retired from the US Marine Corps in October 1931, he made a nationwide tour in the early 1930s giving his speech "War is a Racket". The speech was so well received that he wrote a longer version as a short book published in 1935. His work was condensed in ''Reader's Digest'' as a book supplement, which helped popularize his message. In an introduction to the ''Reader's Digest'' version, Lowell Thomas praised Butler's "moral as well as physical courage".<ref>Thomas, Lowell (1933). ''Old Gimlet Eye: Adventures of Smedley D. Butler''. Farrar & Rinehart.</ref>

	== See also ==		== See also ==

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	{{A-L disclaimer}}'''War Is a Racket''' is a speech and 1935 short book by Smedley D. Butler, a retired US Marine Corps Major General and two-time Medal of Honor recipient. Based on his career military experience, Butler discusses how [[business]] interests commercially benefit, such as [[war profiteering]] from [[warfare]].<ref>https://catalog.loc.gov/vwebv/search?searchCode=LCCN&searchArg=35004638&searchType=1&permalink=y</ref>		{{title\|''War is a racket''}}{{A-L disclaimer}}'''War Is a Racket''' is a speech and 1935 short book by Smedley D. Butler, a retired US Marine Corps Major General and two-time Medal of Honor recipient. Based on his career military experience, Butler discusses how [[business]] interests commercially benefit, such as [[war profiteering]] from [[warfare]].<ref>https://catalog.loc.gov/vwebv/search?searchCode=LCCN&searchArg=35004638&searchType=1&permalink=y</ref>

	After Butler retired from the US Marine Corps in October 1931, he made a nationwide tour in the early 1930s giving his speech "War is a Racket". The speech was so well received that he wrote a longer version as a short book published in 1935. His work was condensed in ''[[Reader's Digest]]'' as a book supplement, which helped popularize his message. In an introduction to the ''Reader's Digest'' version, [[Lowell Thomas]] praised Butler's "moral as well as physical courage".<ref>Thomas, Lowell (1933). ''Old Gimlet Eye: Adventures of Smedley D. Butler''. Farrar & Rinehart.</ref>		After Butler retired from the US Marine Corps in October 1931, he made a nationwide tour in the early 1930s giving his speech "War is a Racket". The speech was so well received that he wrote a longer version as a short book published in 1935. His work was condensed in ''[[Reader's Digest]]'' as a book supplement, which helped popularize his message. In an introduction to the ''Reader's Digest'' version, [[Lowell Thomas]] praised Butler's "moral as well as physical courage".<ref>Thomas, Lowell (1933). ''Old Gimlet Eye: Adventures of Smedley D. Butler''. Farrar & Rinehart.</ref>

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	~~<blockquote>''The text of this document is available in [[Library:War Is a Racket\|our library]].''</blockquote>~~'''War Is a Racket''' is a speech and 1935 short book by Smedley D. Butler, a retired US Marine Corps Major General and two-time Medal of Honor recipient. Based on his career military experience, Butler discusses how [[business]] interests commercially benefit, such as [[war profiteering]] from [[warfare]].<ref>https://catalog.loc.gov/vwebv/search?searchCode=LCCN&searchArg=35004638&searchType=1&permalink=y</ref>		{{A-L disclaimer}}'''War Is a Racket''' is a speech and 1935 short book by Smedley D. Butler, a retired US Marine Corps Major General and two-time Medal of Honor recipient. Based on his career military experience, Butler discusses how [[business]] interests commercially benefit, such as [[war profiteering]] from [[warfare]].<ref>https://catalog.loc.gov/vwebv/search?searchCode=LCCN&searchArg=35004638&searchType=1&permalink=y</ref>

	After Butler retired from the US Marine Corps in October 1931, he made a nationwide tour in the early 1930s giving his speech "War is a Racket". The speech was so well received that he wrote a longer version as a short book published in 1935. His work was condensed in ''[[Reader's Digest]]'' as a book supplement, which helped popularize his message. In an introduction to the ''Reader's Digest'' version, [[Lowell Thomas]] praised Butler's "moral as well as physical courage".<ref>Thomas, Lowell (1933). ''Old Gimlet Eye: Adventures of Smedley D. Butler''. Farrar & Rinehart.</ref>		After Butler retired from the US Marine Corps in October 1931, he made a nationwide tour in the early 1930s giving his speech "War is a Racket". The speech was so well received that he wrote a longer version as a short book published in 1935. His work was condensed in ''[[Reader's Digest]]'' as a book supplement, which helped popularize his message. In an introduction to the ''Reader's Digest'' version, [[Lowell Thomas]] praised Butler's "moral as well as physical courage".<ref>Thomas, Lowell (1933). ''Old Gimlet Eye: Adventures of Smedley D. Butler''. Farrar & Rinehart.</ref>

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	'''War Is a Racket''' is a speech and 1935 short book by Smedley D. Butler, a retired US Marine Corps Major General and two-time Medal of Honor recipient. Based on his career military experience, Butler discusses how [[business]] interests commercially benefit, such as [[war profiteering]] from [[warfare]].<ref>https://catalog.loc.gov/vwebv/search?searchCode=LCCN&searchArg=35004638&searchType=1&permalink=y</ref>		<blockquote>''The text of this document is available in [[Library:War Is a Racket\|our library]].''</blockquote>'''War Is a Racket''' is a speech and 1935 short book by Smedley D. Butler, a retired US Marine Corps Major General and two-time Medal of Honor recipient. Based on his career military experience, Butler discusses how [[business]] interests commercially benefit, such as [[war profiteering]] from [[warfare]].<ref>https://catalog.loc.gov/vwebv/search?searchCode=LCCN&searchArg=35004638&searchType=1&permalink=y</ref>

	After Butler retired from the US Marine Corps in October 1931, he made a nationwide tour in the early 1930s giving his speech "War is a Racket". The speech was so well received that he wrote a longer version as a short book published in 1935. His work was condensed in ''[[Reader's Digest]]'' as a book supplement, which helped popularize his message. In an introduction to the ''Reader's Digest'' version, [[Lowell Thomas]] praised Butler's "moral as well as physical courage".<ref>Thomas, Lowell (1933). ''Old Gimlet Eye: Adventures of Smedley D. Butler''. Farrar & Rinehart.</ref>		After Butler retired from the US Marine Corps in October 1931, he made a nationwide tour in the early 1930s giving his speech "War is a Racket". The speech was so well received that he wrote a longer version as a short book published in 1935. His work was condensed in ''[[Reader's Digest]]'' as a book supplement, which helped popularize his message. In an introduction to the ''Reader's Digest'' version, [[Lowell Thomas]] praised Butler's "moral as well as physical courage".<ref>Thomas, Lowell (1933). ''Old Gimlet Eye: Adventures of Smedley D. Butler''. Farrar & Rinehart.</ref>

	~~== Library ==~~
	~~The text of this document is available in [[Library:War Is a Racket\|our library]].~~

	== See also ==		== See also ==

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	'''War Is a ~~Raket~~''' is a speech and 1935 short book by Smedley D. Butler, a retired US Marine Corps Major General and two-time Medal of Honor recipient. Based on his career military experience, Butler discusses how [[business]] interests commercially benefit, such as [[war profiteering]] from [[warfare]].<ref>https://catalog.loc.gov/vwebv/search?searchCode=LCCN&searchArg=35004638&searchType=1&permalink=y</ref>		'''War Is a Racket''' is a speech and 1935 short book by Smedley D. Butler, a retired US Marine Corps Major General and two-time Medal of Honor recipient. Based on his career military experience, Butler discusses how [[business]] interests commercially benefit, such as [[war profiteering]] from [[warfare]].<ref>https://catalog.loc.gov/vwebv/search?searchCode=LCCN&searchArg=35004638&searchType=1&permalink=y</ref>

	After Butler retired from the US Marine Corps in October 1931, he made a nationwide tour in the early 1930s giving his speech "War is a Racket". The speech was so well received that he wrote a longer version as a short book published in 1935. His work was condensed in ''[[Reader's Digest]]'' as a book supplement, which helped popularize his message. In an introduction to the ''Reader's Digest'' version, [[Lowell Thomas]] praised Butler's "moral as well as physical courage".<ref>Thomas, Lowell (1933). ''Old Gimlet Eye: Adventures of Smedley D. Butler''. Farrar & Rinehart.</ref>		After Butler retired from the US Marine Corps in October 1931, he made a nationwide tour in the early 1930s giving his speech "War is a Racket". The speech was so well received that he wrote a longer version as a short book published in 1935. His work was condensed in ''[[Reader's Digest]]'' as a book supplement, which helped popularize his message. In an introduction to the ''Reader's Digest'' version, [[Lowell Thomas]] praised Butler's "moral as well as physical courage".<ref>Thomas, Lowell (1933). ''Old Gimlet Eye: Adventures of Smedley D. Butler''. Farrar & Rinehart.</ref>

			== Library ==
			The text of this document is available in [[Library:War Is a Racket\|our library]].

	== See also ==		== See also ==

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'''War Is a Raket''' is a speech and 1935 short book by Smedley D. Butler, a retired US Marine Corps Major General and two-time Medal of Honor recipient. Based on his career military experience, Butler discusses how [[business]] interests commercially benefit, such as [[war profiteering]] from [[warfare]].<ref>https://catalog.loc.gov/vwebv/search?searchCode=LCCN&searchArg=35004638&searchType=1&permalink=y</ref>

After Butler retired from the US Marine Corps in October 1931, he made a nationwide tour in the early 1930s giving his speech "War is a Racket". The speech was so well received that he wrote a longer version as a short book published in 1935. His work was condensed in ''[[Reader's Digest]]'' as a book supplement, which helped popularize his message. In an introduction to the ''Reader's Digest'' version, [[Lowell Thomas]] praised Butler's "moral as well as physical courage".<ref>Thomas, Lowell (1933). ''Old Gimlet Eye: Adventures of Smedley D. Butler''. Farrar & Rinehart.</ref>

== See also ==

* [[Arms industry]]
* [[Military–industrial complex]]
* [[Perpetual war]]
* ''[[Confessions of an Economic Hit Man]]''

== References ==
[[Category:Anti-imperialism]]
[[Category:Pacifism in the United States]]
[[Category:Anti-war books]]