@BeschlossDC Ike's best line came the next day, when he talked of military-industrial complex's "insidious penetration of our own minds."
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@BeschlossDC I am reminded of the warnings of Eicks speech when I think about why our country went to war with Iraq twice in Afghanistan. - End of conversation
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@BeschlossDC really amazing how clearly he saw it and warned about it.Thanks. Twitter will use this to make your timeline better. UndoUndo
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@BeschlossDC Prophetic words.Thanks. Twitter will use this to make your timeline better. UndoUndo
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@BeschlossDC: Early draft of Eisenhower's warning on "military-industrial complex", tomorrow night 1961 pic.twitter.com/9svR2wbKBg@_harriskhan
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@BeschlossDC Eisenhower's fear brilliantly portrayed in Frankenheimer's SEVEN DAYS IN MAY (1964).Problem now isn't generals but plutocrats.Thanks. Twitter will use this to make your timeline better. UndoUndo
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@BeschlossDC@Ralph_Nader How enlighting! ThanksThanks. Twitter will use this to make your timeline better. UndoUndo
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@BeschlossDC Amazing thing since Eisenhower's warning about the "Military Industrial Complex" in 1961 is that it only got worse after speechThanks. Twitter will use this to make your timeline better. UndoUndo
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@BeschlossDC Often it seems leaders ignore the lessons of history.Why this is so,I don't understand. As an historian,it must drive you crazyThanks. Twitter will use this to make your timeline better. UndoUndo
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