War is Just a Racket

[Perpetual Burn]

<cite>War is just a racket. A racket is best described, I believe, as something that is not what it seems to the majority of people. Only a small inside group knows what it is about. It is conducted for the benefit of the very few at the expense of the masses.

</cite> I believe in adequate defense at the coastline and nothing else. If a nation comes over here to fight, then we'll fight. The trouble with America is that when the dollar only earns 6 percent over here, then it gets restless and goes overseas to get 100 percent. Then the flag follows the dollar and the soldiers follow the flag.


I wouldn't go to war again as I have done to protect some lousy investment of the bankers. There are only two things we should fight for. One is the defense of our homes and the other is the Bill of Rights. War for any other reason is simply a racket.


There isn't a trick in the racketeering bag that the military gang is blind to. It has its "finger men" to point out enemies, its "muscle men" to destroy enemies, its "brain men" to plan war preparations, and a "Big Boss" Super-Nationalistic-Capitalism.

It may seem odd for me, a military man to adopt such a comparison. Truthfulness compels me to. I spent thirty-three years and four months in active military service as a member of this country's most agile military force, the Marine Corps. I served in all commissioned ranks from Second Lieutenant to Major-General. And during that period, I spent most of my time being a high class muscle-man for Big Business, for Wall Street and for the Bankers. In short, I was a racketeer, a gangster for capitalism.
I suspected I was just part of a racket at the time. Now I am sure of it. Like all the members of the military profession, I never had a thought of my own until I left the service. My mental faculties remained in suspended animation while I obeyed the orders of higher-ups. This is typical with everyone in the military service.

I helped make Mexico, especially Tampico, safe for American oil interests in 1914. I helped make Haiti and Cuba a decent place for the National City Bank boys to collect revenues in. I helped in the raping of half a dozen Central American republics for the benefits of Wall Street. The record of racketeering is long. I helped purify Nicaragua for the international banking house of Brown Brothers in 1909-1912 (where have I heard that name before?). I brought light to the Dominican Republic for American sugar interests in 1916. In China I helped to see to it that Standard Oil went its way unmolested.
During those years, I had, as the boys in the back room would say, a swell racket. Looking back on it, I feel that I could have given Al Capone a few hints. The best he could do was to operate his racket in three districts. I operated on three continents.

- Excerpt from a speech delivered in 1933 by Major General Smedley Butler, USMC

The United States Government is not imperialistic... they are colonialists with guns.

<table bgcolor="#ffffff" border="1" bordercolor="#000000" cellpadding="5" width="90%"><tbody><tr><td> SOUTH DAKOTA </td> <td> 1890 (-?) </td> <td> Troops </td> <td> 300 Lakota Indians massacred at Wounded Knee. </td> </tr> <tr> <td> ARGENTINA </td> <td> 1890 </td> <td> Troops </td> <td> Buenos Aires interests protected. </td> </tr> <tr> <td> CHILE </td> <td> 1891 </td> <td> Troops </td> <td> Marines clash with nationalist rebels. </td> </tr> <tr> <td> HAITI </td> <td> 1891 </td> <td> Troops </td> <td> Black revolt on Navassa defeated. </td> </tr> <tr> <td> IDAHO </td> <td> 1892 </td> <td> Troops </td> <td> Army suppresses silver miners' strike. </td> </tr> <tr> <td> HAWAII </td> <td> 1893 (-?) </td> <td> Naval, troops </td> <td> Independent kingdom overthrown, annexed. </td> </tr> <tr> <td> CHICAGO </td> <td> 1894 </td> <td> Troops </td> <td> Breaking of rail strike, 34 killed. </td> </tr> <tr> <td> NICARAGUA </td> <td> 1894 </td> <td> Troops </td> <td> Month-long occupation of Bluefields. </td> </tr> <tr> <td> CHINA </td> <td> 1894-95 </td> <td> Naval, troops </td> <td> Marines land in Sino-Japanese War </td> </tr> <tr> <td> KOREA </td> <td> 1894-96 </td> <td> Troops </td> <td> Marines kept in Seoul during war. </td> </tr> <tr> <td> PANAMA </td> <td> 1895 </td> <td> Troops, naval </td> <td> Marines land in Colombian province. </td> </tr> <tr> <td> NICARAGUA </td> <td> 1896 </td> <td> Troops </td> <td> Marines land in port of Corinto. </td> </tr> <tr> <td> CHINA </td> <td> 1898-1900 </td> <td> Troops </td> <td> Boxer Rebellion fought by foreign armies. </td> </tr> <tr> <td> PHILIPPINES </td> <td> 1898-1910 (-?) </td> <td> Naval, troops </td> <td> Seized from Spain, killed 600,000 Filipinos </td> </tr> <tr> <td> CUBA </td> <td> 1898-1902 (-?) </td> <td> Naval, troops </td> <td> Seized from Spain, still hold Navy base. </td> </tr> <tr> <td> PUERTO RICO </td> <td> 1898 (-?) </td> <td> Naval, troops </td> <td> Seized from Spain, occupation continues. </td> </tr> <tr> <td> GUAM </td> <td> 1898 (-?) </td> <td> Naval, troops </td> <td> Seized from Spain, still use as base. </td> </tr> <tr> <td> MINNESOTA </td> <td> 1898 (-?) </td> <td> Troops </td> <td> Army battles Chippewa at Leech Lake. </td> </tr> <tr> <td> NICARAGUA </td> <td> 1898 </td> <td> Troops </td> <td> Marines land at port of San Juan del Sur. </td> </tr> <tr> <td> SAMOA </td> <td> 1899 (-?) </td> <td> Troops </td> <td> Battle over succession to throne. </td> </tr> <tr> <td> NICARAGUA </td> <td> 1899 </td> <td> Troops </td> <td> Marines land at port of Bluefields. </td> </tr> <tr> <td> IDAHO </td> <td> 1899-1901 </td> <td> Troops </td> <td> Army occupies Coeur d'Alene mining region. </td> </tr> <tr> <td> OKLAHOMA </td> <td> 1901 </td> <td> Troops </td> <td> Army battles Creek Indian revolt. </td> </tr> <tr> <td> PANAMA </td> <td> 1901-14 </td> <td> Naval, troops </td> <td> Broke off from Colombia 1903, annexed Canal Zone 1914. </td> </tr> <tr> <td> HONDURAS </td> <td> 1903 </td> <td> Troops </td> <td> Marines intervene in revolution. </td> </tr> <tr> <td> DOMINICAN REPUBLIC </td> <td> 1903-04 </td> <td> Troops </td> <td> U.S. interests protected in Revolution. </td> </tr> <tr> <td> KOREA </td> <td> 1904-05 </td> <td> Troops </td> <td> Marines land in Russo-Japanese War. </td> </tr> <tr> <td> CUBA </td> <td> 1906-09 </td> <td> Troops </td> <td> Marines land in democratic election. </td> </tr> <tr> <td> NICARAGUA </td> <td> 1907 </td> <td> Troops </td> <td> "Dollar Diplomacy" protectorate set up. </td> </tr> <tr> <td> HONDURAS </td> <td> 1907 </td> <td> Troops </td> <td> Marines land during war with Nicaragua </td> </tr> <tr> <td> PANAMA </td> <td> 1908 </td> <td> Troops </td> <td> Marines intervene in election contest. </td> </tr> <tr> <td> NICARAGUA </td> <td> 1910 </td> <td> Troops </td> <td> Marines land in Bluefields and Corinto. </td> </tr> <tr> <td> HONDURAS </td> <td> 1911 </td> <td> Troops </td> <td> U.S. interests protected in civil war. </td> </tr> <tr> <td> CHINA </td> <td> 1911-41 </td> <td> Naval, troops </td> <td> Continuous occupation with flare-ups. </td> </tr> <tr> <td> CUBA </td> <td> 1912 </td> <td> Troops </td> <td> U.S. interests protected in civil war. </td> </tr> <tr> <td> PANAMA </td> <td> 1912 </td> <td> Troops </td> <td> Marines land during heated election. </td> </tr> <tr> <td> HONDURAS </td> <td> 1912 </td> <td> Troops </td> <td> Marines protect U.S. economic interests. </td> </tr> <tr> <td> NICARAGUA </td> <td> 1912-33 </td> <td> Troops, bombing </td> <td> 10-year occupation, fought guerillas </td> </tr> <tr> <td> MEXICO </td> <td> 1913 </td> <td> Naval </td> <td> Americans evacuated during revolution. </td> </tr> <tr> <td> DOMINICAN REPUBLIC </td> <td> 1914 </td> <td> Naval </td> <td> Fight with rebels over Santo Domingo. </td> </tr> <tr> <td> COLORADO </td> <td> 1914 </td> <td> Troops </td> <td> Breaking of miners' strike by Army. </td> </tr> <tr> <td> MEXICO </td> <td> 1914-18 </td> <td> Naval, troops </td> <td> Series of interventions against nationalists. </td> </tr> <tr> <td> HAITI </td> <td> 1914-34 </td> <td> Troops, bombing </td> <td> 19-year occupation after revolts. </td> </tr> <tr> <td> DOMINICAN REPUBLIC </td> <td> 1916-24 </td> <td> Troops </td> <td> 8-year Marine occupation. </td> </tr> <tr> <td> CUBA </td> <td> 1917-33 </td> <td> Troops </td> <td> Military occupation, economic protectorate. </td> </tr> <tr> <td> WORLD WAR I </td> <td> 1917-18 </td> <td> naval, troops </td> <td> Ships sunk, fought Germany for 1 1/2 years. </td> </tr> <tr> <td> RUSSIA </td> <td> 1918-22 </td> <td> Naval, troops </td> <td> Five landings to fight Bolsheviks </td> </tr> <tr> <td> PANAMA </td> <td> 1918-20 </td> <td> Troops </td> <td> "Police duty" during unrest after elections. </td> </tr> <tr> <td> HONDURAS </td> <td> 1919 </td> <td> Troops </td> <td> Marines land during election campaign. </td> </tr> <tr> <td> YUGOSLAVIA </td> <td> 1919 </td> <td> Troops/Marines </td> <td> intervene for Italy against Serbs in Dalmatia. </td> </tr> <tr> <td> GUATEMALA </td> <td> 1920 </td> <td> Troops </td> <td> 2-week intervention against unionists. </td> </tr> <tr> <td> WEST VIRGINIA </td> <td> 1920-21 </td> <td> Troops, bombing </td> <td> Army intervenes against mineworkers. </td> </tr> <tr> <td> TURKEY </td> <td> 1922 </td> <td> Troops </td> <td> Fought nationalists in Smyrna. </td> </tr> <tr> <td> CHINA </td> <td> 1922-27 </td> <td> Naval, troops </td> <td> Deployment during nationalist revolt. </td> </tr> <tr> <td> HONDURAS </td> <td> 1924-25 </td> <td> Troops </td> <td> Landed twice during election strife. </td> </tr> <tr> <td> PANAMA </td> <td> 1925 </td> <td> Troops </td> <td> Marines suppress general strike. </td> </tr> <tr> <td> CHINA </td> <td> 1927-34 </td> <td> Troops </td> <td> Marines stationed throughout the country. </td> </tr> <tr> <td> EL SALVADOR </td> <td> 1932 </td> <td> Naval </td> <td> Warships send during Marti revolt. </td> </tr> <tr> <td> WASHINGTON DC </td> <td> 1932 </td> <td> Troops </td> <td> Army stops WWI vet bonus protest. </td> </tr> <tr> <td> WORLD WAR II </td> <td> 1941-45 </td> <td> Naval, troops, bombing, nuclear </td> <td> Hawaii bombed, fought Japan, Italy and Germay for 3 years; first nuclear war. </td> </tr> <tr> <td> DETROIT </td> <td> 1943 </td> <td> Troops </td> <td> Army put down Black rebellion. </td> </tr> <tr> <td> IRAN </td> <td> 1946 </td> <td> Nuclear threat </td> <td> Soviet troops told to leave north. </td> </tr> <tr> <td> YUGOSLAVIA </td> <td> 1946 </td> <td> Nuclear threat, naval </td> <td> Response to shoot-down of US plane. </td> </tr> <tr> <td> URUGUAY </td> <td> 1947 </td> <td> Nuclear threat </td> <td> Bombers deployed as show of strength. </td> </tr> <tr> <td> GREECE </td> <td> 1947-49 </td> <td> Command operation </td> <td> U.S. directs extreme-right in civil war. </td> </tr> <tr> <td> GERMANY </td> <td> 1948 </td> <td> Nuclear Threat </td> <td> Atomic-capable bombers guard Berlin Airlift. </td> </tr> <tr> <td> CHINA </td> <td> 1948-49 </td> <td> Troops/Marines </td> <td> evacuate Americans before Communist victory. </td> </tr> <tr> <td> PHILIPPINES </td> <td> 1948-54 </td> <td> Command operation </td> <td> CIA directs war against Huk Rebellion. </td> </tr> <tr> <td> PUERTO RICO </td> <td> 1950 </td> <td> Command operation </td> <td> Independence rebellion crushed in Ponce. </td> </tr> <tr> <td> KOREA </td> <td> 1951-53 (-?) </td> <td> Troops, naval, bombing , nuclear threats </td> <td> U.S./So. Korea fights China/No. Korea to stalemate; A-bomb threat in 1950, and against China in 1953. Still have bases. </td> </tr> <tr> <td> IRAN </td> <td> 1953 </td> <td> Command Operation </td> <td> CIA overthrows democracy, installs Shah. </td> </tr> <tr> <td> VIETNAM </td> <td> 1954 </td> <td> Nuclear threat </td> <td> French offered bombs to use against seige. </td> </tr> <tr> <td> GUATEMALA </td> <td> 1954 </td> <td> Command operation, bombing, nuclear threat </td> <td> CIA directs exile invasion after new gov't nationalized U.S. company lands; bombers based in Nicaragua. </td> </tr> <tr> <td> EGYPT </td> <td> 1956 </td> <td> Nuclear threat, troops </td> <td> Soviets told to keep out of Suez crisis; Marines evacuate foreigners. </td> </tr> <tr> <td> LEBANON </td> <td> l958 </td> <td> Troops, naval </td> <td> Marine occupation against rebels. </td> </tr> <tr> <td> IRAQ </td> <td> 1958 </td> <td> Nuclear threat </td> <td> Iraq warned against invading Kuwait. </td> </tr> <tr> <td> CHINA </td> <td> l958 </td> <td> Nuclear threat </td> <td> China told not to move on Taiwan isles. </td> </tr> <tr> <td> PANAMA </td> <td> 1958 </td> <td> Troops </td> <td> Flag protests erupt into confrontation. </td> </tr> <tr> <td> VIETNAM </td> <td> l960-75 </td> <td> Troops, naval, bombing, nuclear threats </td> <td> Fought South Vietnam revolt & North Vietnam; one million killed in longest U.S. war; atomic bomb threats in l968 and l969. </td> </tr> <tr> <td> LAOS </td> <td> 1962 </td> <td> Command operation </td> <td> Military buildup during guerrilla war. </td> </tr> <tr> <td> CUBA </td> <td> l961 </td> <td> Command operation </td> <td> CIA-directed exile invasion fails. </td> </tr> <tr> <td> GERMANY </td> <td> l961 </td> <td> Nuclear threat </td> <td> Alert during Berlin Wall crisis. </td> </tr> <tr> <td> CUBA </td> <td> l962 </td> <td> Nuclear threat, naval </td> <td> Blockade during missile crisis; near-war with Soviet Union. </td> </tr> <tr> <td> PANAMA </td> <td> l964 </td> <td> Troops </td> <td> Panamanians shot for urging canal's return. </td> </tr> <tr> <td> INDONESIA </td> <td> l965 </td> <td> Command operation </td> <td> Million killed in CIA-assisted army coup. </td> </tr> <tr> <td> DOMINICAN REPUBLIC </td> <td> 1965-66 </td> <td> Troops, bombing </td> <td> Marines land during election campaign. </td> </tr> <tr> <td> GUATEMALA </td> <td> l966-67 </td> <td> Command operation </td> <td> Green Berets intervene against rebels. </td> </tr> <tr> <td> DETROIT </td> <td> l967 </td> <td> Troops </td> <td> Army battles Blacks, 43 killed. </td> </tr> <tr> <td> UNITED STATES </td> <td> l968 </td> <td> Troops </td> <td> After King is shot; over 21,000 soldiers in cities. </td> </tr> <tr> <td> CAMBODIA </td> <td> l969-75 </td> <td> Bombing, troops, naval </td> <td> Up to 2 million killed in decade of bombing, starvation, and political chaos. </td> </tr> <tr> <td> OMAN </td> <td> l970 </td> <td> Command operation </td> <td> U.S. directs Iranian marine invasion. </td> </tr> <tr> <td> LAOS </td> <td> l971-73 </td> <td> Command operation, bombing </td> <td> U.S. directs South Vietnamese invasion; "carpet-bombs" countryside. </td> </tr> <tr> <td> SOUTH DAKOTA </td> <td> l973 </td> <td> Command operation </td> <td> Army directs Wounded Knee siege of Lakotas. </td> </tr> <tr> <td> MIDEAST </td> <td> 1973 </td> <td> Nuclear threat </td> <td> World-wide alert during Mideast War. </td> </tr> <tr> <td> CHILE </td> <td> 1973 </td> <td> Command operation </td> <td> CIA-backed coup ousts elected marxist president. </td> </tr> <tr> <td> CAMBODIA </td> <td> l975 </td> <td> Troops, bombing </td> <td> Gas captured ship, 28 die in copter crash. </td> </tr> <tr> <td> ANGOLA </td> <td> l976-92 </td> <td> Command operation </td> <td> CIA assists South African-backed rebels. </td> </tr> <tr> <td> IRAN </td> <td> l980 </td> <td> Troops, nuclear threat, aborted bombing </td> <td> Raid to rescue Embassy hostages; 8 troops die in copter-plane crash. Soviets warned not to get involved in revolution. </td> </tr> <tr> <td> LIBYA </td> <td> l981 </td> <td> Naval jets </td> <td> Two Libyan jets shot down in maneuvers. </td> </tr> <tr> <td> EL SALVADOR </td> <td> l981-92 </td> <td> Command operation, troops </td> <td> Advisors, overflights aid anti-rebel war, soldiers briefly involved in hostage clash. </td> </tr> <tr> <td> NICARAGUA </td> <td> l981-90 </td> <td> Command operation, naval </td> <td> CIA directs exile (Contra) invasions, plants harbor mines against revolution. </td> </tr> <tr> <td> LEBANON </td> <td> l982-84 </td> <td> Naval, bombing, troops </td> <td> Marines expel PLO and back Phalangists, Navy bombs and shells Muslim positions. </td> </tr> <tr> <td> GRENADA </td> <td> l983-84 </td> <td> Troops, bombing </td> <td> Invasion four years after revolution. </td> </tr> <tr> <td> HONDURAS </td> <td> l983-89 </td> <td> Troops </td> <td> Maneuvers help build bases near borders. </td> </tr> <tr> <td> IRAN </td> <td> l984 </td> <td> Jets </td> <td> Two Iranian jets shot down over Persian Gulf. </td> </tr> <tr> <td> LIBYA </td> <td> l986 </td> <td> Bombing, naval </td> <td> Air strikes to topple nationalist gov't.
</td> </tr> <tr> <td> BOLIVIA </td> <td> 1986 </td> <td> Troops </td> <td> Army assists raids on cocaine region. </td> </tr> <tr> <td> IRAN </td> <td> l987-88 </td> <td> Naval, bombing </td> <td> US intervenes on side of Iraq in war. </td> </tr> <tr> <td> LIBYA </td> <td> 1989 </td> <td> Naval jets </td> <td> Two Libyan jets shot down. </td> </tr> <tr> <td> VIRGIN ISLANDS </td> <td> 1989 </td> <td> Troops </td> <td> St. Croix Black unrest after storm. </td> </tr> <tr> <td> PHILIPPINES </td> <td> 1989 </td> <td> Jets </td> <td> Air cover provided for government against coup. </td> </tr> <tr> <td> PANAMA </td> <td> 1989 (-?) </td> <td> Troops, bombing </td> <td> Nationalist government ousted by 27,000 soldiers, leaders arrested, 2000+ killed. </td> </tr> <tr> <td> LIBERIA </td> <td> 1990 </td> <td> Troops </td> <td> Foreigners evacuated during civil war. </td> </tr> <tr> <td> SAUDI ARABIA </td> <td> 1990-91 </td> <td> Troops, jets </td> <td> Iraq countered after invading Kuwait. 540,000 troops also stationed in Oman, Qatar, Bahrain, UAE, Israel. </td> </tr> <tr> <td> IRAQ </td> <td> 1990-? </td> <td> Bombing, troops, naval </td> <td> Blockade of Iraqi and Jordanian ports, air strikes; 200,000+ killed in invasion of Iraq and Kuwait; no-fly zone over Kurdish north, Shiite south, large-scale destruction of Iraqi military. </td> </tr> <tr> <td> KUWAIT </td> <td> 1991 </td> <td> Naval, bombing, troops </td> <td> Kuwait royal family returned to throne. </td> </tr> <tr> <td> LOS ANGELES </td> <td> 1992 </td> <td> Troops </td> <td> Army, Marines deployed against anti-police uprising. </td> </tr> <tr> <td> SOMALIA </td> <td> 1992-94 </td> <td> Troops, naval, bombing </td> <td> U.S.-led United Nations occupation during civil war; raids against one Mogadishu faction. </td> </tr> <tr> <td> YUGOSLAVIA </td> <td> 1992-94 </td> <td> Naval </td> <td> NATO blockade of Serbia and Montenegro. </td> </tr> <tr> <td> BOSNIA </td> <td> 1993-? </td> <td> Jets, bombing </td> <td> No-fly zone patrolled in civil war; downed jets, bombed Serbs. </td> </tr> <tr> <td> HAITI </td> <td> 1994-? </td> <td> Troops, naval </td> <td> Blockade against military government; troops restore President Aristide to office three years after coup. </td> </tr> <tr> <td> ZAIRE (CONGO) </td> <td> 1996-97 </td> <td> Troops </td> <td> Marines at Rwandan Hutu refugee camps, in area where Congo revolution begins. </td> </tr> <tr> <td> LIBERIA </td> <td> 1997 </td> <td> Troops </td> <td> Soldiers under fire during evacuation of foreigners. </td> </tr> <tr> <td> ALBANIA </td> <td> 1997 </td> <td> Troops </td> <td> Soldiers under fire during evacuation of foreigners. </td> </tr> <tr> <td> SUDAN </td> <td> 1998 </td> <td> Missiles </td> <td> Attack on pharmaceutical plant alleged to be "terrorist" nerve gas plant. </td> </tr> <tr> <td> AFGHANISTAN </td> <td> 1998 </td> <td> Missiles </td> <td> Attack on former CIA training camps used by Islamic fundamentalist groups alleged to have attacked embassies. </td> </tr> <tr> <td> IRAQ </td> <td> 1998-? </td> <td> Bombing, Missiles </td> <td> Four days of intensive air strikes after weapons inspectors allege Iraqi obstructions. </td> </tr> <tr> <td> YUGOSLAVIA </td> <td> 1999 </td> <td> Bombing, Missiles </td> <td> Heavy NATO air strikes after Serbia declines to withdraw from Kosovo. NATO occupation of Kosovo. </td> </tr> <tr> <td> YEMEN </td> <td> 2000 </td> <td> Naval </td> <td> USS Cole bombed. </td> </tr> <tr> <td> MACEDONIA </td> <td> 2001 </td> <td> Troops </td> <td> NATO forces deployed to move and disarm Albanian rebels. </td> </tr> <tr> <td> UNITED STATES </td> <td> 2001 </td> <td> Jets, naval </td> <td> Reaction to hijacker attacks on New York, DC </td> </tr> <tr> <td> AFGHANISTAN </td> <td> 2001-? </td> <td> Troops, bombing, missiles </td> <td> Massive U.S. mobilization to overthrow Taliban, hunt Al Qaeda fighters, install Karzai regime. Forces also engaged in neighboring Pakistan. </td> </tr> <tr> <td> YEMEN </td> <td> 2002 </td> <td> Missiles </td> <td> Predator drone missile attack on Al Qaeda, including a US citizen. </td> </tr> <tr> <td> PHILIPPINES </td> <td> 2002 </td> <td> Troops, naval </td> <td> Training mission for Philippine military fighting Muslim Abu Sayyaf rebels evolves into US combat missions in Sulu Archipelago next to Mindanao. </td> </tr> <tr> <td> COLOMBIA </td> <td> 2003-? </td> <td> Troops </td> <td> US special forces sent to rebel zone to back up Colombian military protecting oil pipeline. </td> </tr> <tr> <td> IRAQ </td> <td> 2003-? </td> <td> Troops, naval, bombing, missiles </td> <td> Second Gulf War launched for "regime change" in Baghdad. US, joined by UK and Australia, attacks from Kuwait, other Gulf states, and European and US bases.</td></tr></tbody></table>
http://www.neravt.com/left/invade.htm

Do you think voting for Obama is going to keep us out of Iran?

Can we vote Libertarian, now?!

[rumandromanism]

You can always vote Libertarian...you will NEVER win though. They get about 1% of the vote.

Also, when you're going to post things like that, you should put your linked sources on there as well.

[Perpetual Burn]

We will never win as long as the United States is overrrun by ignorant bigots.

If we use the internet as a proper learning tool so we can either get a third party into power or force the two parties that have run liberty and freedom in this Country into the ground to change their ways and maybe force Republicans to act a little more "Republican" like Ron Paul instead of Socialist War/Fear Mongers... which are the exact same thing Democrats are.

I did provide the link.