Ryan McBeth says existence of a "military industrial complex" is false and has not been true since 1993. I like how he notes Procter & Gamble makes more revenue than the top 5 defense contractors combined.
MIC is not just the defense companies, read the name again - it' the complex made of industry and the military. And Eisenhower's point in warning against it is not about revenue of the industry part, but about influence of the whole complex on major decisions.
In 1990's there was a short dip in funding, but since 2000's, its growth caught back on, and it's getting close to a trillion dollars a year. That much money chases a lot of constituency and a lot of power. Millions of people are dependent on it.
No, relwin brought it up, and I ridiculed the criterion. I don't get your point at all, sorry.