How powerful is the military industrial complex is as a thing? Is it a, is it a machine that can be slowed down, can be stopped, can be reversed? Our Secretary of Defense retired as a general officer, served on a defense contractor board, then became Secretary of Defense. contractors, and then back as the Secretary of Defense. We see the same thing in Congress with members of Congress and senior professional staffers in Congress. (15:28–15:41)
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Asserts that the current Secretary of Defense had a career path involving a defense contractor board before becoming Secretary.
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