In Germany a faulein told me about President Eisenhower but all I knew was, ‘We Like Ike’, since I ws ten when he left office. She changed my way of thinking and I lef the war business to become a minister for peace. That move cost me millions but blessed my soul. Now you can see an hear what he said. Listen up! This man was the bomb.
https://www.youtube-nocookie.com/embed/rd8wwMFmCeE?rel=0
Now, here’s a note on the Military-Industrial Complex, Fifty Years On – from the Council on Foreign Relations
On Monday, January 17, 1961, President Dwight D. Eisenhower’s farewell address warned the nation to guard against the influence of a rising “military-industrial complex.” That nexus of military, industrial, technological, and congressional interests has expanded considerably since Eisenhower’s cautionary speech, says military affairs analyst Leslie H. Gelb. Secretary of Defense Robert Gates, who has invoked Eisenhower’s warnings in the past year, recently promised $78 billion in cuts over the next several years, but Gelb says it’s unclear whether this will happen and what those cuts will be. Stressing the need for the federal budget to focus more on bolstering the economy–rather than a huge military–Gelb says he would advise President Barack Obama to make a strong case to the public for why the economy and jobs are “essential for the maintenance of democracy, for the maintenance of our economic competitiveness and our schools, and for our military security in the world.”
via www.cfr.org
All this goes to prove there was a time when Republicans had enough sense to know money rattles like a snake. Stay ‘way or git bit! You simply must look at supporters to find the profiteers on every thing. Want to make a difference? Live for peace and turn your back on the war machine. It cannot run without fresh blood. Follow the path of the prophets and live to do good for others. When you see somethin wrong, do what is right.
Remember to make noise and focus on productive change. Productive mean it’s gotta produce more good and less bad. You must have a direction that’s solid not act like a fool from loser school.
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