Eisenhower: “We must guard against the acquisition of unwarranted influence, whether sought or unsought, by the military-industrial…”

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.

We are both members of the North Atlantic Treaty Organization, an alliance that seeks only security and peace.

Leadership is not proved by a mere whirling across the public stage in a burst of glib oratory.

I would say this: it should not be an issue.