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American History

Doc Sportello

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2. Unfortunately the Military Industrial Complex won

Reply to mahatmakanejeeves (Original post)

Tue Jan 17, 2023, 09:18 AM

Jan 2023

Eisenhower had the experience and decency to tell America the truth. But the greed and indecency of the CEOs of big corporations and government officials and their enablers won out. With a bloated "defense" budget that makes up 40 percent of what the world spends on the military and growing, they continue to win. At the cost to taxpayers and those who suffer from our misadventures. It is one of the greatest failures of our post WWII era.

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On this day, January 17, 1961, outgoing Pres. Eisenhower warned of the military-industrial complex. [View all] mahatmakanejeeves Jan 2023 OP

K&R 2naSalit Jan 2023 #1

Unfortunately the Military Industrial Complex won Doc Sportello Jan 2023 #2

K/R And here we are.. appalachiablue Jan 2023 #3