Military-industrial complex - Dwight D Eisenhower

A couple of clips from the documentary - Why We Fight (2005).

http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0436971/

In this doco, the US President Dwight D Eisenhower makes use of the phrase 'military-industrial complex' and warns the nation about the dangers of it. A thoroughly interesting film, recommended for anyone but especially those people who are probably least aware of their own place in the military-industrial complex.

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• Eisenhower
• military-industrial
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[beverest1]

Please unlock embedding. This is a nice clip. I would like to use it in my Modern Social Problems classes. . .

[slvrspun]

@beverest1 - fair enough.. done.

[DarkPrinceNH5570]

Beginning for the usa that is.

[DarkPrinceNH5570]

Hes right... WW2 was the beginning of it. The whole SOCIETY came together, tin foil, rubber and all that other crap. It changed over time,evolve?

[beverest1]

Thanks man!

[cris750]

Reduce military spending to cover the mandatory social programs for atleast 10 years. There is enough nuclear weapons to protect the U.S. a 100 times over. Concentrate on space exploration incorporated into Green technology research.

[Superhandydave]

"Why We Fight" is a great movie. This clip sums up many of it's points very well. 

As a curiosity I checked of the United State of America's fiscal budget and calculated that we spent 22% of our entire federal budget on military and defense expenses.

That's approximately 7 times more than China and Russia combined.

COMBINED...! (that would mean about 14 times higher than the second largest military in the world)

[slvrspun]

@montmorg67 - could be.. mind you, this video isn't the only one of it's kind on YouTube.

[nacyrmikyan]

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