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leftstreet

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2. Eisenhower first called it the M.I.C.C.*
Sun Jun 30, 2013, 04:35 PM
Jun 2013

Military Industrial Congressional Complex

You probably knew that, but for those who didn't:

Military–industrial complex, or military–industrial–congressional complex,[1] is a concept commonly used to refer to policy and monetary relationships between legislators, national armed forces, and the military industrial base that supports them. These relationships include political contributions, political approval for military spending, lobbying to support bureaucracies, and oversight of the industry. It is a type of iron triangle. The term is most often used in reference to the system behind the military of the United States, where it gained popularity after its use in the farewell address of President Dwight D. Eisenhower on January 17, 1961,[2] though the term is applicable to any country with a similarly developed infrastructure.[3][4]
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Military-industrial_complex

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