TOW #29 A Documentary Argument Why We Fight.

 In this documentary, many stories are weaved together to form a single central point. The main point of the documentary was twofold. The documentary shows us that the military industrial complex is upon us in society and that it is a negative and harmful force for the people. I agree with both of these statements, and that the documentary effectively proved it's point through visual evidence and explanation.
   
    The military industrial complex is prevalent in the modern world, especially in the United States. This is proved by various things in society. Currently we are involved in war in Afghanistan, and despite the war in Iraq ending in 2011, there is still tension there. These wars have no clear reasoning. Often if you ask several people about why we are in (or got into) the war, they will give you several different answers. The military industrial complex is this idea. It is believed that one of the major factors in the war was money. I believe this to be true. In society we are faced with lots of economic competition, both worldwide and at home. It  is easy to get caught up in the competition, especially for big businesses. They feel a need to turn a profit, and war is the way to do so. The prevalence of the military industrial complex was shown many times throughout the documentary, most notably (for me at least) during the weapon convention. I had seen some things like this on television (Chuck’s Weapcon!) but I never thought about these conventions occurring in the real world. The convention showed the vast competition and provided a bit of reasoning behind the complex.

    The military industrial complex provides a huge problem. This problem is not for the big corporations and businesses, but for the people, the average joe. They are forced into a war that they don’t even know the cause of, and despite there not being  a draft, there is definite pressure to join in and help the cause. War raises taxes and prices on many things, and the regular people suffer. Meanwhile, the fat cats at the corporations rake in profits at a high risk cost.

    The military industrial complex is an unacceptable way to handle our foreign policy endeavors. Yet, it is becoming increasingly common. As Dwight D. Eisenhower once warned us, the military industrial complex has the power to destroy us. Let’s hope that by taking it under control now, we can secure the future.