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'House of War' Questions U.S. Reliance on Pentagon [audio 8min]

Author James Carroll's new book, House of War: The Pentagon and the Disastrous Rise of American Power, takes an in-depth look at the power and structure of the Pentagon. Carroll talks with Steve Inskeep about the impact this"military-industrial complex" has had on America over the past 60 years. ~Website offers book excerpt.
Read entire article at NPR "Morning Edition"