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I can reference the order of battle for Gettysburg from both sides based on records considered accurate to a certainty along with the supporting documents in the form of letters and diaries supporting the involvement of the respective divisions, regiments, battalions and companies involved.
I can do the same for WWI, WWII, Vietnam, Desert Storm, Afghanistan, and Iraqi Freedom....
I know "The Corps" built its reputation killing brown people with little or no training and poor quality weapons. Every time there was a real conflict the United States Army did the heavy lifting. Name a single battle waged solely by marines that had a major impact on the course of US history?
I know of an essay by a Marine Corps General condemning the use of the corps for the purpose it has served through its history.
"War is a Racket" by Major General Smedley Butler, USMC...
“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.
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.. 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.”
Your opinion has nothing to do with the facts...Any monkey can look up the order of battle for Desert Storm and Iraqi Freedom.
Hell, this is the 2006 rotation announcement for Iraqi Freedom...
Defense.gov News Release: DoD Announces Units for Next Operation Iraqi Freedom Rotation
"For Operation Iraqi Freedom, the major units announced today are:
3rd Infantry Division Headquarters, Fort Stewart, Ga.
4th Brigade, 1st Infantry Division, Fort Riley, Ks.
4th Brigade, 2nd Infantry Division, Fort Lewis, Wa.
3rd Brigade, 3rd Infantry Division, Fort Benning, Ga.
1st Brigade, 82nd Airborne Division, Fort Bragg, N.C
173rd Airborne Brigade, Vicenza, Italy "
Where are these magical marines that can win any war and defeat any foe no matter the odds?
Here is a good read about how the 1st Marine Division failed logistically during Iraqi Freedom because they were unsuccessful in following the United States Army lead on logistics ....had to be resupplied by the United States Army logistic system...Even though it isn't mentioned, of course...
http://www.ndu.edu/CTNSP/docUploaded/Case 15 Sense and Respond.pdf
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