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In reply to the discussion: Why do we buy into the worship of the military? [View all]DENVERPOPS
(8,787 posts)You hit the nail right on it's big fat pork head...............
Eisenhower fought in the field, and spent time at the top of politics.......he knew exactly what the story was after WWII. I try not to even think about the soldiers and sailors and airmen and their families, who after WWII gave their lives, for not much more of a reason than to line the pockets of Defense Suppliers, their executives, and the portfolios of their stock holders.......
Look at the TRUE cost of the invasion of IRAQ. I remember Rumsfeld saying it will only cost a few billion, be over with in three days, and the oil will repay the U.S. for all of our costs.
Really, most people I knew found that preposterous and laughable...
Where are we today? Still there decades letter, and most estimates around 2-3 TRILLION dollars?????
On a side note: Of course the politicians got their share to. Take rumsfeld......He bought millions of dollars of the Drug company that makes Cipro. Three days later, he declared that the U.S. was going to stockpile Cipro all over the nation because of the threat of biological weapons being used on our country........
Then, three days after he declared that, he cashed out of that stock netting millions.......and it goes on all the time, with the SEC saying absolutely nothing about "Insider Trading".......They spend their time going after women like Martha for some ridiculously small amount and sending her to prison. I guess the big shot white boys showed her..........