[quote=spdrun]Looks like the green (rotten?) slice of the pie can be cut by about half. Wish we could return to the sensible Carter-era attitudes about the military.[/quote]
Spdrun: You really don’t let the facts get in the way of a good story. I let your erroneous comment about Eisenhower pass without comment, but this one is too much.
That massive arms buildup that put the Soviets out of business? Yeah, well, it began under Carter. Look it up.
Regarding Eisenhower: He was a two-term President that was responsible for a huge run-up in the US defense budget. His comment about the Military-Industrial Complex? It wasn’t an admonition, it was a mea culpa. His Interstate Highway program was one of the largest military/defense program in US history. It contemplated an all-out war with the USSR and the need to move men and materiel quickly throughout the US.
