Originally Posted by LarryBible

I quickly perused the link. If I understand correctly these statements were made in the thirties BEFORE WWII, and apparantly BEFORE the NAZI's invaded Poland.

Although it's difficult to argue his point, he had no way of telling the future. Should we have just sat back and let Hitler, Mussolini and the Japanese Empiror rampage through the world without putting forth any resistance? There's quite a difference between defense and offense.

This General's views were post military service if I got it correctly. DURING military service it is quite prohibited for a member of the armed service to make political statements in public.

If you want to read about someone who MADE such political statements not completely unlike Butler's, check out Colonel Hackworth. Unlike Butler, he was anti war while he was SERVING in the military and was run out of the military for it. He even went on a national talk show during the Viet Nam conflict while SERVING as a commander IN the Viet Nam conflict criticizing the acts of Westmoreland and the Army.

It may come as a surprise to some that I don't disagree with either General Butler OR Colonel Hackworth. What I DO have lots of problem with are those who never served and have ABSOLUTELY NO BASELINE for understanding what it's like to be in the military, to criticize those of us that had to serve.