"So is the very structure of our society. In the councils of government, we must guard against the acquisition of unwarranted influence, whether sought or unsought, by the military-industrial complex. The potential for the disastrous rise of misplaced power exists and will persist."
"So is the very structure of our society. In the councils of government, we must guard against the acquisition of unwarranted influence, whether sought or unsought, by the military-industrial complex. The potential for the disastrous rise of misplaced power exists and will persist."
-Eisenhower
Kennedy was perhaps the last president that wasn't part of the Duopoly of today where the COMPLEX really got going..
Eisenhower was right, and we should remain on guard, but that comment is over 60 years old. Anyone who remembers the military draw-down after the end of the Cold War knows the political will to do this exists, or at least it did 30 years ago.
Ultimately, it depends on whether or not we want to help friends in Europe, Asia, and other places. I might come down on the "yes," but I can understand the argument for prioritizing our interests and letting the rest of the world fight it out and starve if they want.
"So is the very structure of our society. In the councils of government, we must guard against the acquisition of unwarranted influence, whether sought or unsought, by the military-industrial complex. The potential for the disastrous rise of misplaced power exists and will persist."
-Eisenhower
Kennedy was perhaps the last president that wasn't part of the Duopoly of today where the COMPLEX really got going..
Eisenhower removed one word from a first draft of his "military-industrial complex," - "congressional." True then, true now.
Eisenhower was right, and we should remain on guard, but that comment is over 60 years old. Anyone who remembers the military draw-down after the end of the Cold War knows the political will to do this exists, or at least it did 30 years ago.
Ultimately, it depends on whether or not we want to help friends in Europe, Asia, and other places. I might come down on the "yes," but I can understand the argument for prioritizing our interests and letting the rest of the world fight it out and starve if they want.