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How JFK stood up to the military-industrial complex

How JFK stood up to the military-industrial complex

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Jefferson Morley
May 31, 2017
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Politico has a timely look back at how JFK fended off militaristic pressure. More proof that JFK was a rhetorical hawk and practical dove.

“The B-70 fight was unquestionably one of Kennedy’s finest hours,” says Brookings senior fellow and military affairs expert Michael O’Hanlon.

Source: JFK’s Forgotten Constitutional Crisis - POLITICO Magazine

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