Libya War Is No Pentagon Lifeline
Let’s shrink our military footprint, says John Feffer
Tag: military spending
You Cannot Be Serious
Chuck Pena on the ridiculous defense ‘cuts’
Call It the ‘Militarism Budget’
Ron Paul says, “Of course, I’m for defense; who isn’t?” On Morning Joe, he said we should call it the “militarism budget” if we hope to gain support in curtailing it. Words are vital in today’s age for gaining political support. It’s time all antiwar and anti-empire writers started using the term. Just think how … Continue reading “Call It the ‘Militarism Budget’”
The Real US National Security Budget
What if you went to a restaurant and found it rather pricey? Still, you ordered your meal and, when done, picked up the check only to discover that it was almost twice the menu price. Welcome to the world of the real U.S. national security budget. Normally, in media accounts, you hear about the Pentagon … Continue reading “The Real US National Security Budget”
Cutting $100 Billion?… Easy!
Tom Engelhardt: If only Washington had a brain
Poll: Public Supports $100 Billion Annual Cut to Pentagon
A recent poll on deficit reduction takes an interesting approach to querying the public about policy options: First it informs participants about actual spending levels in discretionary accounts and then asks them to apply reductions, account by account. The result: a mean reduction to annual discretionary spending of $146 billion. Of this, the participants take … Continue reading “Poll: Public Supports $100 Billion Annual Cut to Pentagon”
Cow Most Sacred
Andrew Bacevich on why military spending is untouchable
Tea Party at the Pentagon?
It’s a cold morning in January 2011. Michele Bachmann (R-Minn.) and Rand Paul (R-Ky.) wake up early to put on their Revolutionary War costumes. They’re joined by a miscellaneous group of anti-government protesters, libertarian activists, and all-around hotheads. With their supporters in tow, the tea party movement’s Adam and Eve drive to the Pentagon and … Continue reading “Tea Party at the Pentagon?”
US Defense Spending Set for Downward Course
Although U.S. military spending will reach an all-time high next year, the Pentagon budget almost certainly faces steady cuts over the medium to long term, mainly as a result of increasing pressure to reduce the ballooning national debt, according to a growing consensus among defense experts. And while Pentagon chief Robert Gates is taking pre-emptive … Continue reading “US Defense Spending Set for Downward Course “
In for a Penny
The good news is that Defense Secretary Bob Gates is going to save money by shutting down Joint Forces Command (JFCOM) in Virginia. The bad news, as the New York Times reports, is that the White House says the money Gates saves will free money that can be “better spent on war fighting.” Egad. That’s … Continue reading “In for a Penny”