Author: O Kenny

  In a January 17th, 1961 television broadcast, President Dwight Eisenhower gave his famous farewell address in which he stated; “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”.  The United States has chosen not to adhere to the warning of the Supreme Commander of allied forces in the European theater during World War II. Instead, we live in a world where wars are waged not for national security interests but rather for...