> "War is a Racket" by a Marine general who took part in the banana wars describes this nicely
Smedley D. Butler, who a year prior was paid off by J. P. Morgan to coup the US government and immediately went to Congress to blow the lid on the plot.
The Wikipedia article lists a lot of people who think the plot was more of a joke than a reality, but I suspect had it been kept secret it would have eventually been executed.
Smedley D. Butler, who a year prior was paid off by J. P. Morgan to coup the US government and immediately went to Congress to blow the lid on the plot.
The Wikipedia article lists a lot of people who think the plot was more of a joke than a reality, but I suspect had it been kept secret it would have eventually been executed.