It indicates nothing of the sort.
Read the link again.
Fighting for freedom is a worthy cause. Those who actually fight are to be supported.
Those who have never been in harm's way but rattle swords for personal and family profit, such as Junior and Cheney, are to be watched carefully and treated with suspicion.
The more their financial connections to bin Laden and oil deals, the more suspicion they deserve.
The essay by the Marine Commandant is critical of parasites who make money off of war and the blood of loyal Americans. In his day he criticized du Pont, who made billions on gunpowder.
The warning by Eisenhower is telling the American people that military profits will begin to drive politics and politicians beyond the need for security, in fact to live like parasites off of a wartime economy.
The Bush Inc. people who profit from war, and no doubt promote it are not worthy of being in office, near office, or near anyone who is or has been in an office of public service to the American people.
The difference between the Civil War, WWI, WWII and today, is that today even with an anesthetized populace, we have a digital memory that won't forget. The truth will come out.
If it's true that Senior did all he could to help America, and did not try to profit personally from public service, that would be worthy of respect.
If, however, he was involved in backroom deals that failed to support American interests, and especially if it promoted personal interests above country, he is worthy of utmost contempt.
TR would have turned down any such dealings we've seen to date by the Bush cartel.
That's the standard to go by.
Instead, we may have a Coolidge standard. |
