Millions of American families are directly employed by the defense industry. Many millions more have their retirement/pension funds locked up in the equity, ban

Millions of American families are directly employed by the defense industry. Many millions more have their retirement/pension funds locked up in the equity, banking on future performance of the industry. Even if they weren't destroyed by lobbyists, politicians wouldn't be able to unravel the complex without facing push-back from ordinary citizens. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Man_in_the_White_Suit https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Man_in_the_White_Suit