tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6201222618566180765.post8007194787907768053..comments2024-03-08T02:28:22.720-08:00Comments on Dojo Rat: Send In The Marines! - is it 1932 Again?Dojo Rathttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12057645566330892415noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6201222618566180765.post-72409813670536478512011-10-26T08:45:29.784-07:002011-10-26T08:45:29.784-07:00Yes, but Butler was recruited for a coup against R...Yes, but Butler was recruited for a coup against Roosevelt years later.<br />He was a populist anti-authoritarian who informed on the coup leaders, which included Prescott Bush. <br />Good history about bad events.Dojo Rathttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12057645566330892415noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6201222618566180765.post-63575282320704452472011-10-26T05:10:16.707-07:002011-10-26T05:10:16.707-07:00Great post, DR! Thanks for sharing since most Ame...Great post, DR! Thanks for sharing since most Americans don't learn about this shit in school.<br /><br />A couple of things I want to add about the Bonus Army. First, the use of the U.S. Army to break up the Bonus Army's camps was pretty much the final straw for the Hoover administration. Prior to that, he was perceived as merely indifferent to the suffering in America. After the attack on the Bonus Army, it became clear he was openly hostile to them.<br /><br />Secondly, the attack on the Bonus Army was the reason American industrialists tried to enlist retired General Smedly Butler's help in their attempted coup. Butler was perceived as being sympathetic to the American public, as opposed to the then-current leadership of the Army, (particularly Douglas MacArthur) who took part in the attack on the Bonus Army.Sean C. Ledighttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02047613071520466178noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6201222618566180765.post-69394366602744564612011-10-26T03:12:07.776-07:002011-10-26T03:12:07.776-07:00Given the track record I'm sure whatever will ...Given the track record I'm sure whatever will happen will be messed up. <br /><br />If Obama does get elected (again) I'll be surprised if he can get our nincompoop Congress to do anything logical. <br /><br />We shall see...BSMhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13599662252662686373noreply@blogger.com