I don't have any facts regarding what Eishenhower may have been doing to combat the MIC while in office, but since there isn't really a whole lot of evidence to support any kind of fight, I've always thought that that was a pretty chickenshit move. Wait until the last day he had any power...then leave us a parting gift of 'Keep an eye on these guys making war planes, tanks and bombs'.
Yeah that's fair.
Better than nothing though. Maybe he sensed what happened to jfk like three years later could happen if he said anything sooner and wanted to keep his brains in his head.
Oh, I didn't know that was the slogan of kansas. Interesting.
I picked this name because I wanted to be an astronomer when I was younger (before I became a dietician instead cause I hate physics)
I've always known the phrase as "Through hardship, to the stars."
I thought that was the most literal Latin translation but it could have multiple equally valid phrases.
Yeah he gets props for the warning, but after 8 years he did nothing and kicked the can down the road? Kinda expect a wee bit more from your President than that.
Eisenhower warned about the military industrial complex while leaving office.
I don't have any facts regarding what Eishenhower may have been doing to combat the MIC while in office, but since there isn't really a whole lot of evidence to support any kind of fight, I've always thought that that was a pretty chickenshit move. Wait until the last day he had any power...then leave us a parting gift of 'Keep an eye on these guys making war planes, tanks and bombs'.
Yeah that's fair. Better than nothing though. Maybe he sensed what happened to jfk like three years later could happen if he said anything sooner and wanted to keep his brains in his head.
Oh, I didn't know that was the slogan of kansas. Interesting.
I picked this name because I wanted to be an astronomer when I was younger (before I became a dietician instead cause I hate physics)
I've always known the phrase as "Through hardship, to the stars." I thought that was the most literal Latin translation but it could have multiple equally valid phrases.
Yeah he gets props for the warning, but after 8 years he did nothing and kicked the can down the road? Kinda expect a wee bit more from your President than that.
While not seeming to do much, based on JFK's rhetoric I suspect Eisenhower taught him a lot before the hand off of power.
What about removing the gold standard?
I agree, He had his flaws.