Venezuela (thread 6), Episode 7: The Marine Who Exposed Empire: Smedley Butler's Reckoning

If you think you know American history, meet Smedley Butler: a two-time Medal of Honor Marine who spent a career enforcing U.S. power and then called it out straight-up.

This is a short, sharp look at how one insider’s anger and honesty turned into a brutal critique of intervention, profit-driven war, and the hollow peace that boots can’t build.