The United States: A Militaristic Complex

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The Americans have odd beliefs to say the least, they like to get their nose into others people's business and claim they are doing right. It is no secret that the US is an over militaristic country, they spend more on military equipment they do on health care and education combined. Is it necessary? No. In order to fix and understand the military industrial complex it is important to touch on why there is a militaristic complex, should they still have one and a reasonable solutions.

In order to help the USA to overcome the military-industrial complex we must understand Why is there a militarist complex. The government tends to say it's because of all the jobs the military industry makes for the civilians. The term military-industrial complex

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