[metesky]

Eisenhower's warning about the military industrial complex may have come from his close acquantance with the arrogant MacArthur who used military troops to attack American veterans at Washington D.C. in 1932 (see Bonus Army.) In regard to veterans in general, Eisenhower had reservations about MacArthur's act which barely skirted the Posse Comitatus Act.

If you ever see the old films you can see Ike standing right next to Mac as troops under Patton sweep the area clear. They were on Federal land acting on the orders of the CIC, President Hoover, so Posse Comitatus was irrelevant. IIRC, MacArthur crossed a river into the main camp operating on the assumption (or excuse) that the BA was led by Reds, but against Hoover's expressed wishes.

[Muleteam1]

History records that Ike did not like MacArthur so I have to assume that his standing next to his boss during that time was simply out of duty.

I should say that I personally believe Eisenhower was at best a mediocre President but I would have voted for him had I been old enough to vote.