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How The US Military-Industrial Complex Drives The Unholy Business Of War

Editorial Note

Advocates of defence manufacturers hypocritically exhort their pivotal role in building democracies and global security. In reality, these unscrupulous corporations create a phenomenon called “military metaphysic.”

On January 17, 1961, President Dwight Eisenhower’s political farewell to the American people, televised from the Oval Office, made a sharp point of departure in its content. The revered military leader and World War II war hero didn’t ruminate on the “Old Soldier” nostalgia as expected. However, his final address contained grave warnings on the emergence of a “military-industry complex,” the phrase he famously coined during his speech. He cautioned that the blending of business and war and Congressional patronage posed enormous danger to the American people and the world.