The controversy over Chuck Hagel's nomination brings to mind the warnings of President Dwight Eisenhower upon his departure from office that American's would do well to be wary of the Military Industrial Complex.
Over the years support for the troops has become the cloak of invisibility for the Military contractors. Yet when push came to shove the funding of the Military contractors has taken priority over funding that directly benefit the troops on the ground and after their return.
Senator Hagel's great strength is that his first priority will be to protect the troops. Having been an enlisted man himself, he has always placed the needs of enlisted men and women above the needs of Military contractors.
Generally speaking when someone like Lindsey Graham speaks out against an American Hero like Chuck Hagel we would do well to follow the money to find out what the real agenda is. I'm betting that a lot of military contractors are looking down the barrel of budget cuts and looking to create every advantage they can over our responsibility to provide support to the troops. Graham isn't going to come out and defend his "investors" in the MIC, that would be too crass and obvious. Instead, he manufactures other more "Mainstream" concerns.
I want a leader at Defense who will put the well being of our troops first when the inevitable budget cuts come and who will be an honest broker in the middle east, giving preference to neither side and expecting honor and sacrifice from both in negotiating a lasting peace.
Dusk Dims Not Her Colors
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