I just rewarded (and enlightened) myself (again) by watching the below Al Jazeera report about America's military-industrial-congressional complex and its need for a permanent war economy built around the beltway - a phenomenon my Dad knows inside & out and has spent his life describing (and fighting). The most unfortunate thing...

You can't do anything about it [because] there's too much political support.

I can relate...

Happy Birthday Dad. I hope you have a great day! Thanks for being a steadfast voice of reason and responsibility for U.S. citizen interests.