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In reply to the discussion: We need to begin dismantling the MIC as soon as possible. Eisenhower warned us a long time ago [View all]colsohlibgal
(5,275 posts)Right but it's gone pretty much unheeded. Thom Hartmann has played a clip of him also , while first running for president, saying how many schools could be built for the cost of just one bomber. That was when some republicans were, in many areas, more liberal than most democrats in this day and age. We've come a long way baby and not in a good direction.
This was a guy who had seen war close up, as opposed to all the disgusting chickenhawks on Dubya's team including Dubya. War was nothing more than playing with toy soldiers for them because they had done everything possible to avoid service while young. Dubya and Cheney would wet their pants if they were in the middle of a fire fight.
There should be no Homeland Agency or anything, Bush Jr. borrowed that from Adolph Hitler and the Nazis.
Back to Ike's great farewell from Office address, I wish more people were aware of that.