It is difficult to give a clear definition for the Military-industrial complex. Conceptually, it contains two parts: the military institutions and enterprises, which is a combination of private and public institutions. This determines its unique trait. On the one hand, although Military-industrial complex has a military background that can greatly influence the government decision-making process, but it is only one of the factors that influence the process. It is not a substitute for government decision-making and does not directly …show more content…
Considering for the past, the DOD elected the exile Iraqi National Congress leader, Chalabi, to be in charge of the transitional government. While the State Department questioned the legality of Chalabi and was actively promoting a more broadly representative Iraqi National Congress in order to assist the formation a new Iraqi government. Although Powell and Rumsfeld acted courteously, but their supporters had already at a swords ' point. Rumsfeld 's close friend, Gingrich, has accused that Powell is undermining President Bush 's Middle East policy, indicating that the State Department led by Powell was a "failure diplomatic …show more content…
The worldwide implementation of its foreign policy is supported by strength, or dominated by power. Thus, even if the State Department always expresses criticism of the DOD, but it is impossible to evolve into an open confrontation. This owing to that the diplomacy pathfinder of the U.S. is military force. The U.S. is a power that established on the foundation of military force. Like Rumsfeld has told the officials of the U.S. State Department, the money wasted by the military was more than the funding that the State Department has got. This reflected the expansion of power of the Pentagon, as well as the militarization of the U.S. foreign