Hey "Top Contributors" can any of you explain to me "The Military-Industrial Complex" and what it is and how

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and if it has any bearing on politics today?

leave it to an italian ganster who live with his mother to dumb everyone down.

sociald - I don't need anyone to do my homework...I was hoping you would do you own - and by your answer - I can tell you haven't.

Mudmarine - Do you think Eisenhower would think that we have taken heed of his warning about letting it effect policy or do you think we've gone the opposite way and made it our whole policy?


I know the speech inside and out. I think its a great and important speech. Its really about finding the balance between having no military-industrial complex and having an overbearing one.

I aske this of Top Contributors because I wanted some thought out answers from people who spend alot of their time talking about it.(Even if they don't realize that Haliburton is part of it...so is Boeing, , so is Lockhead Martin, so is Northrop Grumman, even Microsoft has their hand in it.)

Are you aware that the top 3 defense companies account for 1% of our national GDP. WOW......wow.

Answer 1

I'm a no top contributor,but maybe I canna help. The military and industry is a very complex. Cabeesh? Now where's a my badge?

Hey you cheap a b**tard,gimme my thumbs up!

Answer 2

The Military-Industrial Complex is a term coined by Eisenhower in his farewell address to the country. Eisenhower was warning the country about the danger of the relationship between the military, private industry, and politicians.

Does it bear on politics today? Absolutely...regardless of who is in office!

The term military-industrial complex (MIC) refers to a close and symbiotic relationship between a nation's armed forces, its private industry, and associated political and commercial interests. In such a system, the military is dependent on industry to supply material and other support, while the defense industry depends on government for a steady revenue stream.

The term is most often used in reference to the United States, where it gained popularity after its use in the farewell address of President Dwight D. Eisenhower. As pejorative terms, the "MIC" or the "iron triangle" refer to an institutionalised collusion among defence contractors (industry), The Pentagon (military), and the United States government (Congress, Executive branch), as a cartel that works against the public interest, and whose motivation is profiteering.

Answer 3

"The term military-industrial complex (MIC) refers to a close and symbiotic relationship between a nation's armed forces, its private industry, and associated political and commercial interests. In such a system, the military is dependent on industry to supply material and other support, while the defense industry depends on government for a steady revenue stream." from wikipedia

The phrase got a resurgence of popularity and was embraced by politcal "doves" and the left following the release of the 2005 documentary "Why We Fight" which used President Eisenhower's farewell address which warned against the growing influence of the MIC, as a framing device. "In the councils of government, we must guard against the acquisition of unwarranted influence, whether sought or unsought, by the military-industrial complex. The potential for the disastrous rise of misplaced power exists and will persist." - Dwight D. Eisenhower

The term is inherently value neutral, however. On the Discovery Channel's "Weapons that Changed the World" website, Futureweapons host Richard "Mack" Machowicz speaks in defense of the MIC and lists it as his number one weapon that changed the world.

I'm not a top contributor, but I try.

Answer 4

You got your wikkapedia answers at this point. I just wanted to admit that "Top Contributors" means nothing. We just spend too much time answering these senseless questions. It's like giving an honor to the really hooked drug addicts.

I also agree that what made this nation so great was our innovations, much of which was developed and paid for by our national security interests. You also forget that our emphasis in this area has been downsized significantly. In fact, 50 years ago defense spending was 60% of the budget and payments for social programs (welfare, social security, medicare and medicaid) was 22% of the budget. In 2006 defense spending dropped to 20% and social programs increased to 60%.

Seems that the "problem" was worse in Eisenhower's days than they are now.

Answer 5

The military industrial complex is the military, the pentagon, the state department, and the private sector corporations that provide Services etc. They include private mercenaries such as BlackWater group and private corporations that build nukes, tanks, trucks, weapons, ammunition, armor, computer componants, satellite makers, communication corporations, private contractors that support the military with services, toilets, computer technicians, etc. Many of these companies are known as war profiteers who also have lobbyists in Washington. They actually have more lobbyists in D.C than anyother industry. These private corporations hire former senators and congresspeople and former military generals (Rumsfeld included) and other insiders to lobby for them. It's basically a revolving door that lobbys more money to make huge profits off our tax dollars. It refers to a close and symbiotic relationship between a nation's armed forces, its private industry, and associated political and commercial interests. In such a system, the military is dependent on industry to supply material and other support, while the defense industry depends on government for a steady revenue stream.
It's the very thing Eisenhower warned us about.

Answer 6

Ike warned on the topic of the militia business complicated back interior the 50s it fairly is corporation's that make money from conflict by employing offering the weapons. greater conflict the greater they make. advertising weapons to third international u . s . a .'s. And getting the U. S. in touch cleansing up the mess the weapons brought about.

Answer 7

The military and industry work together to provide us with the best equipment on earth.
The Air Force says,"we'd like a plane that can hide from radar" ,industry goes to work and developes it.
The civilian sector gets new products out of this partnership also,like your computer,velcro,medical advancements.
Seeing as 1 political party has continued to try and weaken both our military and our industry there are political bearings.
One of these days the dems will realise that they made a big mistake,but they won't admit it.

Answer 8

The military industrial complex is when you use war-related industries such as defense spending to stimulate the economy, and launch wars solely to generate profit and achieve policy goals. Wars should be fought as a matter of enforcement, not as a tool to generate money and income. It does have a bearing on politics today, seeing as how the Bush family has invested in defense contracts prior to the US launching a war.

Answer 9

lol well a real Italian gangster would have known how to spell capisce and not spelled it cabeeesh or whatever but heh ok.

So is this question an effort to get us to do your homework for you?

Answer 10

It's the Green Zone in Iraq, where is my cookie....lol