The “Threat of a Warmongering Military-Industrial Complex”

W.J. Astore

Will Tulsi Gabbard “shrink the bloated bureaucracy” in DC?

Former Congresswoman Tulsi Gabbard is America’s Director of National Intelligence. Here’s a part of the ceremony, with President Trump’s introduction:

What struck me in watching the short ceremony was Trump’s words about “the threat of a warmongering military-industrial complex.” Bold words indeed, as well as his call for Tulsi Gabbard to “shrink the bloated bureaucracy” in DC.

In her brief remarks, Tulsi mentioned an almost forbidden word in DC: peace. She mentioned war as an absolute last resort rather than the first action selected by the “warmongering” (Trump’s word) military-industrial complex. I find that remarkable as well as encouraging.

There are many reasons why I like Tulsi as DNI, but the biggest one is this: She has President Trump’s respect. He likes her. Meaning he’ll listen to her when she briefs him on a daily basis about the threats facing America and the options he has to address those threats.

In his first term as president, Trump was notorious for not caring much about his daily intelligence briefing. Tulsi will change that—and that and her commitment to military action as a last resort is again highly encouraging.

3 thoughts on “The “Threat of a Warmongering Military-Industrial Complex””

  1. Hard to believe that you so easily accept the word of a full-blown demogogue when he mouths words like military-industrial complex. Yes, it would be great if he actually went after the MICC. So far, Musk has gone after USAID and the funding for the poor, education, and health care which account for a minuscule portion of the federal budget compared with the MICC. Trump spent 4 years as president feeding the MICC with more billions. Words are cheap, especially if you’re Donald Trump. But I would have hoped that you would have at least a morsel of skepticism when uttered by DT. You rightfully have cast doubt on the credibility of Biden and the Democrats. Can we now expect that you will become Mr. Gullible?

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    1. Sure, I’m skeptical of Trump and the Republicans, especially since they seemingly want to boost Pentagon spending by $100+ billion even as they complain about waste, fraud and abuse.

      I agree–we must not be gullible, even as I again say that it’s good to hear a president openly declare that the MIC is “warmongering.”

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  2. Tulsi’s key to success will be to remain unaffected. If anyone can step in to the snake pit and do that, it is Tulsi. And (or maybe because?) she surfs ; )

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