tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-903369978904506414.post6991499051643313528..comments2024-02-18T23:27:55.993-06:00Comments on the Madness of the Combat Medic: The other side of the Military Industrial ComplexThe Mad Medichttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16227573604389667896noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-903369978904506414.post-60270189463891004352012-04-12T22:56:32.246-05:002012-04-12T22:56:32.246-05:00hum.... I am not sure what direction to go on here...hum.... I am not sure what direction to go on here. Yes military-industrial complex serves its purposes and yadda, yadda, yadda. And there is also big $$ to be made in it and yadda, yadda, yadda. Liberals bash, Neo-Cons worship.<br /><br />But the real concern Eisenhower had, was the $$ drain that the MIC could(and has) become. As well as the destruction of our economy that could (and is) happening by getting involved in small conflicts abroad.<br /><br />It is not ironic that Ike pushed for the building of nuclear weapons and did not increase conventional military spending. He did not want Korea (and later Vietnam) to become the operation model of US foreign policy during the Cold War. (Meaning: spending $$ on conventional forces and being involved in conflicts. All the while the USSR sits back sending some war material while the US spends blood and treasure in said conflicts). Therefore, Ike "hoped" that the threat of US nuclear strikes (we had more back in the 50s and 60s) would keep the Soviets at bay. Unfortunately for Ike the Soviets and Europe were not the only people shaping Cold War geo-politics.<br /><br />So that's what went on with Ike and the arising MIC.....<br /><br />Now all that talk about the stuff that we currently use in our daily lives that was initially created for war, is really just debate fluff.<br /><br />As to what people should fear... again dude more debate fluff. A large MIC (as well as other industries that exist for the sole purpose of satisfying bureaucratic gov't demands) leads the gov't to overspend, over-regulate, and over-tax. That, my friend, is the real problem with the MIC (and the like in the health care, energy, pharmaceutical, banking, insurance, etc, etc, sectors).<br /><br />Being prepared for war is more effective by paying attention to the effects our and others' foreign policies have in geo-politics. (You can see winds of war brewing). <br /><br />Having a large peacetime military is throwing $$ away. And then the enemy won't fight "fair" and will force us to re-invent the military and its doctrines of battle.<br /><br />I am sure you have seen the great job the DoD and Big Army does when handling $$.Cholonoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-903369978904506414.post-84003181850063254672012-03-14T19:31:13.491-05:002012-03-14T19:31:13.491-05:00I'm worried about every time we go to war, we ...I'm worried about every time we go to war, we build up our military and then break it down to half of what it was. What happened after the Navy after the revolutionary war? We pawned off all of our ships to nothing. It's a lesson what we still haven't learned. This time our mistake was cutting taxes and fighting two wars at the same time, where exactly is that money coming from? Where and when will that stress point happen? Well thought out post and I see that you're paying attention to the history behind why things are going on. Good job, Kathy pointed me this way, I used to, still somewhat do, blog at a place called Doc in the Box.Sean Dustmanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11355099457829457737noreply@blogger.com