On Jan. 17, 1961, President Dwight Eisenhower gave the nation a - TopicsExpress



          

On Jan. 17, 1961, President Dwight Eisenhower gave the nation a dire warning about what he described as a threat to democratic government. He called it the military-industrial complex, a formidable union of defense contractors and the armed forces.Heres an excerpt: 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. Source listed below.
Posted on: Thu, 30 Oct 2014 11:37:08 +0000

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