Citizen Power: A Mandate for Change, by Mike Gravel: on Homeland Security


Mike Gravel: Enormous misappropriation of wealth to military programs

The real money has gone for war preparation and war making. Most Americans today are frustrated and confused. They are told by everyone that they are "the richest people in the world" and "the world's freest nation." Yet, they see poverty in the midst of plenty and continued erosion of their civil liberties. America is no longer #1 in any of the important social and economic indices of the world. In fact, the only areas in which we are #1 are weaponry; consumer spending; government, corporate and private debt; environmental pollution; energy consumption; the incarcerated; and, of course, delusion. With national security as practically the only primary concern of the state since WWII, enormous portions of our wealth and human resources have been misappropriated to military programs, while desperate human needs lie neglected in every corner of our nation. When we assail the military-industrial complex, we assail the idea of a system which values building missiles for overkill more than education.
Source: Citizen Power: A Mandate for Change, by Mike Gravel, p. 5-6 Jan 24, 2008

Mike Gravel: Warfare state from Vietnam now expanded to include Iraq War

The warfare state that I defined as a result of the Vietnam War has been expanded to include the Iraq War, but mostly to address the military-industrial complex, the existence of which mandates the repetition of wars periodically; otherwise, there are no profits to be made by the industrial part of the partnership and no promotions within the military.
Source: Mandate for Change, by Mike Gravel, p. xvi-A Jan 24, 2008

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