Patriotic, traditional Americans whose priorities are God, family, and country are seen by the establishment globalists running the government-media-military-industrial complex as their primary enemy. And they’re right.
“military-industrial complex”
Well. . . .What I posted before. . .if you have time:
The business of arms manufacturing and foreign military sales provides a critical foundation to US National Security Strategy/Policy.
Without a robust foreign military sales program (FMS), the US would be denied significant access and influence tools and the US defense industry would be at risk, thereby threatening US national security.
A detailed examination and an understanding of foreign military sales processes and motivations are necessary to fully comprehend why the US engages in on-going R&D, arms manufacturing and foreign military sales. From this understanding specific benefits to US political interests, military capability and industry can be identified as primary motivators shaping arms sales.
The international arms trade via government-run foreign military sales (FMS) is not well understood.
FMS is oft-times misrepresented in popular media, in agenda-driven reporting/monitoring organizations and ignorant people who have not studied the issue.
Consequently, many people are unaware of the driving forces behind arms manufacturing and FMS and usually associate those activities with unrealistic but entertaining fantasy or simply object to such activities altogether.
The subject is further confused by a myriad of Executive Branch FMS bureaucratic processes, laws, regulations, as well as Congress.
President Eisenhower’s 1961 (often taken out of context) “military industrial complex” speech contributes to an enduring negative view of the defense industry.
Indeed, President Eisenhower’s speech is cited as a warning about the defense industry and its growing influence among the “councils of government.”
However, in context, President Eisenhower acknowledged the need for a robust defense industry and called on informed citizenry and politicos to “recognize the imperative need for this development.”
The “development” referred to a healthy defense industry, in other words, we no longer could just open a factory and start to manufacture massive amounts of arms quickly during a crisis.
Consequently, far from condemning the defense industry, he was recognizing its vital role in advancing US political, economic and military goals.
He also warned about academia and their growing influence and reliance on government funds.