But I just remember there was this pressure. You can't quite criticize or like ask dumb questions about, wait, what? Why are we going into Iraq? Again, like, they're not dumb questions, right? … The military industrial complex extends deeply within our government. … as well. There's a huge amount of money and a huge amount of power that, that wields tremendous influence over members of Congress. (1:02:42–1:02:46)
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Asserts that the military industrial complex has significant influence within the U.S. government.
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