What is this recurring connection between big missiles sending men to the moon and the military industrial complex sending expeditionary forces overseas?
What is this recurring connection between big missiles sending men to the moon and the military industrial complex sending expeditionary forces overseas?
Each contract worker is a link. Each company is a link. Each congress critter playing for missile pork projects in their district is a link. And this isn’t just about the missiles, as you say: who are we trying to impress? What are we trying to get in exchange for that impression?
It’s not about getting something in exchange. It’s about showing off with a display of power.