A long long time ago President Eisenhower warned us what was to happen, here we are yet again!

[Plucketeer]

10. WWII really spawned the MIC

How many of you know that the first jet-powered aircraft flew before Germany invaded Poland? The ONLY reason we didn't see jets proliferate until the last months of the war was thanks to Nazi arrogance. It was their aviation industry that brought jets to reality, but Hitler's generals phoo-phoo'd the jet because they figured the prop planes they had in service were more than adequate to carry out the pursuits.
Once jets were realized for the techno-jump they really were, the war's course (and ultimate end) was laid out. While these advanced aircraft were just entering service in 1945, the war ended before they could barely demonstrate their abilities. But jet aircraft and the atomic weaponry they'd ultimately carry, were what kept the MIC going strong long after the ink was dried on Japan's surrender documents. Those items of hardware - their urgency fed by the fuel that was the cold war - were what spawned the monster that gorges itself at our treasury. Those that dare to stop it from feeding there are writing themselves right out of the picture. And they know it.

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