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He argues that the MIC produces very expensive systems that fail in actual war and are designed to extract money from taxpayers rather than win.
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Gerald Ford
He argues that the MIC produces very expensive systems that fail in actual war and are designed to extract money from taxpayers rather than win.
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"Alright. So, let's look at what's happening. America has this MIC. And so, the MIC, military industrial complex, what they're good at doing is..."
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"...from the American taxpayer. Okay? And the last example is the Gerald Ford. This ship cost $13 billion. It cost $13 billion. The annual..."
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"...the Iranians hit the ship with a missile. And so the Gerald Ford can't protect itself from Iranian missiles so it ran away. Okay?..."
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"...possible from the American taxpayer, okay? The last example is the Gerald Ford."
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"...be in the war. In fact, the Americans say, oh, the Gerald Ford, this is the most advanced supercarrier in the world. It's probably..."
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"...the Pentagon recognize that there are severe limitations. All of the Gerald Ford in actual combat operations, its radar, its guidance system are all..."
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The apparent U.S.-Iran war is recast as an imperial succession crisis.
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