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“In the councils of government, we must guard against the acquisition of unwarranted influence, whether sought or unsought, by the military-industrial complex.
by JohnJamesRambo 7y ago
“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.”
-Dwight Eisenhower farewell address
I assume we got $2 trillion transferred to Halliburton and associated war companies.
- munificent 7y agoThis is exactly right. War in the United States exists now largely as a money laundering scheme to transfer taxpayer dollars to military contractors.