I just used this quote in my class this past week. It pairs nicely with his mil-ind speech and the irony of DDE-era arms race
What comes to mind whenever I hear of talk of "one of the greatest military buildups in American history" — https://www.eisenhower.archives.gov/all_about_ike/speeches/chance_for_peace.pdf …pic.twitter.com/eL2INZ9I7k
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Ike was seriously one of the most prescient minds of his era. He also saw, and knew, the cost of war in a way few have since.
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And military spending fails to address core need of so many in US: retraining citizens to get sustainable jobs in 21st century job market.
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great vision based on great misunderstanding. Same problem in Russia. Saddest thing during Cold War (and current reenactment).
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I like to contextualize everything this way. The $3M taxpayers spend on each Trump Mar-a-Lago weekend = 60 teacher salaries
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a single $120M F-35 could pay for 32,000 Pell grants
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