Just What We Need: More Pentagon Spending
Well not really, says Winslow Wheeler
Winslow T. Wheeler
Winslow T. Wheeler is the director of the Straus Military Reform Project of the Center for Defense Information in Washington. He spent 31 years working on national security issues for senators from both political parties and for the Government Accountability Office.
Will Obama Veto Pork, or Enable It?
On Aug. 17 at the Veterans of Foreign Wars in Phoenix, President Barack Obama gave waste and pork in the defense budget a thorough tongue-lashing. It was well said, but also a little pathetic if you consider what the porkers in Congress are up to. The words flew high: Obama promised an end to “the … Continue reading “Will Obama Veto Pork, or Enable It?”
Of Pork and Baloney
Winslow T. Wheeler on Obama’s defense budget
What Does an F-22 Cost?
Winslow T. Wheeler on the true cost of the F-22.
The Chaos in America’s Vast Security Budget
The new 2009 defense budget has just been released. The more you look into the numbers, the more things become unclear, very unclear. Most of the numbers being released are inaccurate or incomplete, or both. Other numbers will change as the year progresses, but we do not know if they will go up or down. … Continue reading “The Chaos in America’s Vast Security Budget”