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TheCloudBoy t1_jbjuweh wrote

Reply to comment by Clock-Full in Kusterand and Pappas vote to keep troops in Syria despite no authorization to have them there. Why? by klem18

>"In the councils of government, we must guard against the acquisition of unwarranted influence, whether sought or unsought, by the military-industrial complex. The potential for the disastrous rise of misplaced power exists and will persist"
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>- President Dwight D. Eisenhower, 1961

This may be a hot take for some, but I consider Eisenhower one of our most visionary presidents our country has ever elected into office.

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stonewallmike t1_jbk8tn6 wrote

I think he was last president of those who have been elected that history will consider “good.”

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TheCloudBoy t1_jbl5lgs wrote

I had always been hesitant of former high-ranking military officers serving as president until I read more about Eisenhower

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