In the councils of government, we must guard against the military industrial complex...
-Dwight Eisenhower
I MUST see this movie - and you should go to: Why We Fight
"American makers of plowshares could, with time and as required, make swords as well. But now we can no longer risk emergency improvisation of national defense; we have been compelled to create a permanent armaments industry of vast proportions."
"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. We must never let the weight of this combination endanger our liberties or democratic processes. We should take nothing for granted. Only an alert and knowledgeable citizenry can compel the proper meshing of the huge industrial and military machinery of defense with our peaceful methods and goals, so that security and liberty may prosper together."
I feel: Enlightened and frightened
4 Comments:
are they trying to say that Bush went to war because ther's an industry behind supplying the armed forces with shit to fight?
12:35 AM
No, they're saying that there is another force driving us to war - one that's nonpartisan but powerfully political. The military-industrial complex has their fingers in all the pies so to speak, and to keep making money, they need to remain relevant. And remaining relevant means war.
3:47 AM
is it me or did jeff just say the same thing I did but with bigger words and a lack of the word shit?
3:57 PM
It wasn't just Bush though. It's been many presidents since Eisenhower's time. As a people, we have become used to war.
And yes, I lacked the word shit. =P
5:19 AM
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