Oh, yes, perish the thought that Pentagon officials are eager to sustain militarism and war for power and profit. Are you in third grade?

Google someone called “Dwight Eisenhower” and see what he said about this if you think it’s “unprecedented.” CNN is so jingoistic: https://twitter.com/rabrowne75/status/1303038895806992384">https://twitter.com/rabrowne7...

There are no bigger drama queens on earth than CNN’s national security reporters and analysts: https://twitter.com/rabrowne75/status/1303038895806992384">https://twitter.com/rabrowne7...

After fighting a brutal war & then serving eight years as US President, here was Dwight Eisenhower& #39;s 1961 warning about the menacing joint power of the US military and the private arms industry. This was before Vietnam, the Reagan Cold War build-up and post-9/11 militarism:

Here& #39;s a lesser-known part of Eisenhower& #39;s Farewell Address. He had 16 minutes on TV to warn Americans of what he thought they most needed to know, and used it primarily to emphasize the dangers of Pentagon growth, weapons spending, and the threats of Endless War: