>It seems however, that Eisenhower intended that phrase to use the psychoanalytic definition of complex ... No, he did not. [1] While that's certainly an inte

>It seems however, that Eisenhower intended that phrase to use the psychoanalytic definition of complex ... No, he did not. [1] While that's certainly an interesting thought as well as a unique angle, nothing I can find suggests that it was his intent. Moreover, the usage of the term in context of the speech itself is evidence enough: "In the councils of government, we must guard against the acquisition of unwarranted influence, whether sought or unsought, by the military-industrial complex." [2] Eisenhower clearly used the term as if it were a concrete entity, not as an abstract reference to a psychiatric state. [1] http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Military%E2%80%93industrial_complex#Etymology http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Military%E2%80%93industrial_com... [2] http://www.eisenhower.archives.gov/research/online_documents/farewell_address/Reading_Copy.pdf http://www.eisenhower.archives.gov/research/online_documents...