..perhaps his most enduring legacy is now deeply embedded in Washington-area politics -- a Pentagon metastasized almost beyond recognition.
The Pentagon's massive bulk-up these last seven years will not be easily unbuilt, no matter who dons the presidential mantle on January 19, 2009. "The Pentagon" is now so much more than a five-sided building across the Potomac from Washington or even the seat of the Department of Defense. In many ways, it defies description or labeling.
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Almost six years later, the scale of that institution's expansion has yet to be fully grasped, so let's look at just seven of the major ways in which the Pentagon has experienced mission creep -- and leap -- dwarfing other institutions of government in the process.
1. The Budget-busting Pentagon: ...
2. The Pentagon as Diplomat: ...
3. The Pentagon as Arms Dealer: ...
4. The Pentagon as Intelligence Analyst and Spy: ...
5. The Pentagon as Domestic Disaster Manager: ...
6. The Pentagon as Humanitarian Caregiver Abroad: ...
7. The Pentagon as Global Viceroy and Ruler of the Heavens: ...
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