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Originally Posted by detbuch
That certainly is not him saying that the soldiers are losers and suckers. As far as what he said about the top people in the pentagon, it mirrors to a great degree what Eisenhower said about the military industrial complex.
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Baloney
Trump's present anger against the military senior command arises from his outraged discovery that the US military is loyal to the US government, to the US constitution - and not to Donald John Trump personally.
That's all this is about. Trump wants a military that will shoot protesters to clear the streets for his photo ops.
The military high command remember that they swore their oath to the Constitution, not to Trump.
Trump hates them for it.
Eisenhower was also particularly concerned that military spending would overwhelm the private economy - and push the US into debt.
Even before COVID, Trump had put the US on the path to trillion-dollar deficits forever.
Eisenhower - who inherited the Korean War - did reduce defense spending over his eight years by some 27%.
In this respect, Trump is no Eisenhower. Over Trump's four years in office, he boosted defense spending from just over $600 bn to just over $700 bn.
And he’s claiming it’s the military leadership
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