The Evil Military-Industrial Complex (V2)

by Frank Li

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The MIC (Military-Industrial Complex) destroys America not only morally, but also economically. So, it's time to have it fixed, completely!

1. What is the MIC?

The military - industrial complex (MIC) describes the relationship between a nation's military and the defense industry that supplies it, seen together as a vested interest which influences public policy.[1][2][3][4] A driving factor behind this relationship between the government and defense-minded corporations is that both sides benefit—one side from obtaining war weapons, and the other from being paid to supply them.[5] The term is most often used in reference to the system behind the military of the United States, where it is most prevalent due to close links between defense contractors, the Pentagon and politicians[6][7] and gained popularity after a warning on its detrimental effects in the farewell address of President Dwight D. Eisenhower on January 17, 1961.[8][9]

The video below is President Eisenhower's warning against it:

2. Why is the MIC evil?

The MIC destroys America not only morally, but also economically.

2.1 The MIC destroys America morally!

The image below is a highlight.

2.2 The MIC destroys America economically!

The MIC spends too much - See image below.

The MIC wastes too much - Watch the video below.

3. War and America

The image below is worth more than 1,000 words.

Specifically, for example, America has become a terror state to many folks in the Mideast (e.g., Iraq, Libya, and Syria) over the past few decades! Two highlights:

Half-Million Iraqis Died in the War, New Study Says.

Map shows where President Obama dropped his 20,000 bombs.

The image below is worth more than 1,000 words.

For more, read: A Culture of War in America?

4. American Presidents and the MIC

Aside from JFK, no President since Eisenhower even attempted to contain the MIC. On the contrary, they strongly supported it. As a result, the MIC has become so big and so out-of-control now that it is an existential threat to America.

The image below highlights how genuine and personal some Presidents' strong support of the MIC is.

Now, what about President Biden?

Read: Biden requests $753B defense budget, a slight increase. So, instead of cutting the outrageously big MIC spending, he has simply chosen to continue ...

5. Discussion

The MIC is purely evil, and must therefore be fixed as soon as possible!

The image below highlights a very bad problem in America, which should profoundly put the MIC in question.

The MIC cannot be fixed without reforming our failing political system, as I have suggested (History 2.0 - China's Comeback vs. America's Decline).