Editor's Note: This article originally appeared in The New York Times and has been republished on IVN with permission from the author. ‍ In his farewell address to the nation, President Dwight Eisenhower issued a warning: “In the councils of government, we must guard against the acquisition of unwarranted influence, whether sought or unsought, by the military-industrial complex. The potential for the disastrous rise of misplaced power exists and will persist.” Eisenhower, who in his military ...