Jedan od najviše odlikovanih generala americke mornarice, Smedley Darlington Butler po njegovim recima pomagao je pacifikovati Mexiko za americke naftne firme, Haiti i Kubu za National City Bank, Nikaragvu za maklersku firmu Brown Brothers, Dominikansku republiku za interesante za šecer, Honduras za americka vocarska društva a Kinu za Standard Oil.
One of the U. S. Marine corps most highly decorated generals Smedley Darlington Butler by his own account helped pacify Mexico for American oil companies, Haiti and Cuba for National City Bank,