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Ep. 5618 – Gareth Porter on the Self Licking Ice Cream Cone
Scott is joined once again by Gareth Porter to discuss a piece he wrote at the beginning of the month for Responsible Statecraft.
But before talking about the article, Porter gives a quick update on the developing situation in Lebanon. T
The article Porter wrote talks about the “self licking ice cream cone,” a saying used to describe the self-perpetuating nature of the military-industrial-congressional complex. Porter explains how these perverse incentives kept us embroiled in war for two full decades.
How the ‘self licking ice cream cone,’ prolonged the 20-year war
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