President Eisenhower - Farewell Warning

In President Eisenhower's farewell Address to the Nation he warned Americans about the persistant threat to our liberties by the "military industrial complex".
This was the first known use of that expression.

Dwight David "Ike" Eisenhower was the thirty-fourth President of the United States from 1953 until 1961 and a five-star general in the United States Army. During the Second World War, he served as Supreme Commander of the Allied forces in Europe.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dwight_D._Eisenhower

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[Occam65]

What TV show was this clip from?

[SaulNo7]

@Occam65 Yeah, it's from some documentary. I'd like to know though, as I wouldn't mind watching it myself..

[zio5q]

@SaulNo7 I think its from "why we fight"

[SaulNo7]

@zio5q Ah.. Thanks very much! I shall look it up. :)

[SaulNo7]

@zio5q Ah, thanks very much! I shall look it up. :)

[webgeek6]

That's a Republican I'd vote for. Go read the Republican Party platform of 1956 and tell me if I'm nuts. The Republicans of today have swung our country so far to the right it's scary.

Read the 1956 platform if you don't believe me. It's so far left from the "Democrats" today it's not even funny. Wake up America. You're being robbed.

[720069mf]

@Christhefireshark So true - so would Lincoln, T. Roosevelt, Eisenhower, Reagan.

[Christhefireshark]

Why can't the Republicans go back to their more reasonable years? Even Reagan would get called a liberal today.

[imhotepismyrealname]

This clip is in a documentary named "Why We Fight" by Eugene Jarecki. Google the title and you'll find the entire documentary on google video. Cheers~

[rajsofia]

@777Atheist and you have the right to support and hate him

[sean2015]

George W. Bush disliked this video.

[777Atheist]

@rajsofia I never said that I was in favor of wars, I am not, I have studied what he says, that's why I don't support him.

[rajsofia]

@777Atheist Against war is a bad thing? War must be declared by the constitution but not by the President.. thats what he is saying. he is not totally against war.. Study what he is saying

[777Atheist]

@rajsofia Ron Paul an intellectual genius ? Lol Yeah right, Ron Paul is a Ultra Conservative who is against wars. that's it,

[rajsofia]

@777Atheist open your mind My 777 and please dont be baised.. Study what Dr Paul was warning us for the last 30 yours.. He is no Prophet but an intellectual genius!!