America's war machine

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"When President Dwight D. Eisenhower prepared to leave the White House in 1961, he did so with an ominous message for the American people about the "disastrous rise" of the military-industrial complex. Fifty years later, the complex has morphed into a virtually unstoppable war machine, one that dictates U.S. economic and foreign policy in a direct and substantial way. Based on his experiences as an award-winning Washington-based reporter covering national security, James McCartney presents a compelling history, from the Cold War to present day that shows that the problem is far worse and far more wide-reaching than anything Eisenhower could have imagined. Big Military has become "too big to fail" and has grown to envelope the nation's political, cultural and intellectual institutions. These centers of power and influence, including the now-complicit White House and Congress, have a vested interest in preparing and waging unnecessary wars. The authors persuasively argue that not one foreign intervention in the past 50 years has made us or the world safer. With additions by Molly Sinclair McCartney, a fellow journalist with 30 years of experience, America's War Machine provides the context for today's national security state and explains what can be done about it"--

subjects: United States,  Civil-military relations,  National security,  Militarism,  Military-industrial complex,  United States. Department of Defense,  History,  Military policy,  Armed Forces,  United states, department of defense,  National security, united states,  United states, military policy,  United states, armed forces,  HISTORY / Military / United States,  United states. department of defense.,  Militarism--history,  Militarism--united states--history--21st century,  Military-industrial complex--united states,  Civil-military relations--united states,  National security--united states,  History / military / united states,  Armed forces,  Ua23 .m2353 2015

Places: United States

Times: 21st century