President Eisenhower warned against the influence of the “military-industrial complex” on US foreign policy. As one of a series

President Eisenhower warned against the influence of the "military-industrial complex" on US foreign policy. As one of a series of interest groups with a stake in foreign policy, is the military and its related corporate and political interests powerful enough to make the United States more bellicose in its foreign policy? What types of interest groups push against a more bellicose foreign policy? When are the voices of pacifism likely to be louder than the voices of belligerence?