The late, great President Eisenhower, as part of his farewell address, warned the American people of the dangers of the "Military-Industrial Complex", a term he used to describe the overly cozy relationship between the military hierarchy and the large industries involved with military needs. In the years since his warning, the "Military-Industrial Complex" has grown to be arguably the most organized of all US corrupt enterprises. As Sailor Steve pointed out, civilized countries do have investigative and prosecutorial agencies to weed out and punish such corruption; however, here in the US, those agencies are often hobbled by the power and influence the "Complex" seems to hold over lawmakers and others in the government. It would be very heartening to see somebody elected to the office of President or the power leadership in Congress who would stand up to and dismantle the machine. The savings to taxpayers alone would be staggering, not to mention breaking the ever ongoing cycle of corruption...
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