The military-industrial complex have been getting close to the Military. This power is dangerous to the country as it will give speed to choices for going to war. When too much war materials are being made, it only makes scene that we have to use them somehow. Eisenhower's farewell address was a warning to this issue stating that when these two forces combine, their will be a massive confrontation possibly leading to the starting of world war three. This warning was indeed spoken in 1961, but this conflict is still going on today.
On that day of Eisenhower's farewell address to his fellow Americans, he gives out a warning of imminent danger for whomever takes his his place, in this case the next president was John F Kennedy. Within his statement to the nation, he addressed that “American makers of plowshares could, with time and as required, make swords as well. But now we can no longer risk emergency improvisation of national defense; we have been compelled to create a permanent armaments industry of vast proportions.” In this statement he has brought in the argument of the “threats, new in kind or degree”. These threats are indeed the new industrial military complex, which at the time is pretty new as the united states felt the need to enforce permanent war factories from the past experiences that have proved fatal on December seventh.
With these new factories, we have fixed the national security matter with a surprise attack, but it also creates a reverse affect in the long run where as professor Randell Scherer said that its like “If I buy paints at the beginning of the semester, we are going to have a painting project.” The constant access of war supplies have not just protected us, but it is also a big reason why many theorists call this war profiteering as an endless market of war supplies will always be in business as the united states has been in constant conflict since world war two. That's a major marketing advantage since they see the trend going higher and higher, they can safely assume that their market is still going to be there.
With that said, Eisenhower's warning indeed was a very wise warning to send out to the American people that is still being referenced today. Although that speech was spoken in 1961, the military industrial complex have been a profiteering company in the eyes in multiple theorists. The theories might be a little far fetched to grasp but a lot of it makes sense, wither it is real or not.
[sorry for before]
1 comment:
What strikes me about the content is that the conflict is still going on today even though Eisenhower warned about it. What does strike me about the writing though is that it is short. I think that you should add quotes from Eisenhower's speech and you need to write more and connect it to some current events. You say "...this conflict is still going on today." but you should be more specific about the conflict maybe link it to a current event. I also suggest that you add evidence possibly quotes from the speech and the article.
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