[...Via Kevin Drum, and read his comment on it.

more about "The War Prayer, by Mark Twain", post...]

[...Here's Twain's stuff.It's largely forgotten now, especially in history texts in high schools.  After the Spanish-American War, when the U.S. wrested several territories from Spain, including Guam, Cuba, Puerto Rico and the Philippines, the U.S. quickly got mired in one of the original guerrilla wars in the Philippines.  It took 15 years, but the U.S. finally put down the rebellion -- 15 brutal, bloody years.  The conduct of that war shocked many people, including Mark Twain.This piece was wri]

[...Here’s Twain’s stuff.It’s largely forgotten now, especially in history texts in high schools.  After the Spanish-American War, when the U.S. wrested several territories from Spain, including Guam, Cuba, Puerto Rico and the Philippines, the U.S. quickly got mired in one of the original guerrilla wars in the Philippines.  It took 15 years, but the U.S. [...]]