Today I watched the following documentaries which have been on my DVR for some time. Why We Fight really shows you the extent to which the military industrial complex has entwined itself in our political process. It does not show anyone who seriously watches the news or keeps up with current events something new, but all in one place with it all laid out is more shocking. Everyone knows that Cheney was CEO of Halliburton and personally assured more than eight hundred contracts for his old company. It is sickening, so it is a good idea to watch it when you are already sick to your stomach. The follow-up to this for me was Iraq for Sale :The War Profiteers.
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Amen! This was an excellent documentary. I have studied Eisenhower for a while now and consider him to be one of the greatest presidents we have ever had. He was right about so much.
Stephen Ambrose would certainly agree with you as well. It is a shame that the public or our representatives did not heed his warning about the influence of the industrial military complex. War makes money, it is a fact of life. The ability to make war is a primary organizing prinicple for any society, a fact. What makes our republic different is its commitment to the principles of individual liberty and popular soverignty. Are we losing this focus for our fear for our safety from terrorist attacks? Where do we draw the line between our zest for individual liberty and our desire to insure the safety of our citizens from attack?
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