WHY DO WE REPEATEDLY START WARS THAT WE CAN'T WIN?
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smalltownman
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Posted 9:06 am, 11/27/2021
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Eisenhower warned us about a military industrial complex in his farewell speech:
"Until the latest of our world conflicts, the United States had no armaments industry. 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. Added to this, three and a half million men and women are directly engaged in the defense establishment. We annually spend on military security more than the net income of all United States corporations. This conjunction of an immense military establishment and a large arms industry is new in the American experience. The total influence -- economic, political, even spiritual -- is felt in every city, every State house, every office of the Federal government. We recognize the imperative need for this development. Yet we must not fail to comprehend its grave implications. Our toil, resources and livelihood are all involved; so is the very structure of our society. 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."
- https://avalon.law.yale.edu...wer001.asp
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CONRAD
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Posted 11:09 pm, 11/26/2021
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The daily body counts from Viet Nam turned public opinion against that war.
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Jimbojolly
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Posted 7:50 pm, 11/26/2021
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ConMuffin, give factual examples of how your "media dogs" prevented us from winning wars?
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CONRAD
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Posted 7:09 pm, 11/26/2021
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Tru DAat, sparklin', and add in our demonRat media dogs..
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centurion
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Posted 6:47 pm, 11/26/2021
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We start wars we never intend to win if we did the miltary/industrial boys woud eventually be out of business.
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sparkling water
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Posted 5:37 pm, 11/26/2021
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Our military is fine. Our enemies only have to defeat our politicians and generals.
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