Thanks for your analysis and for sharing that history. I’ve wanted to re-read Eisenhower’s “MIC” speech, and as you say, he and those of his generation would I’m sure be flabbergasted at what has happened in terms of social spending. We’ve got much bigger problems to worry about than an expansion of the military-industrial complex today.
I've frequently quoted Ike's farewell address throughout the whole global warming hoax. The growing "M-I-C" was only one of two trends that disturbed Ike and that he cautioned about in that speech. The other was the growing preeminence of what he dubbed the, "scientific-technological elite." When you re-read that portion of the speech, think about his words in the context of the AGW scaremongers, and you'll realize how incredibly prescient he was.
Thank you.