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Obama and the Permanent War Budget
Nasir Khan blog —
Authority: 142
William Hartung, Foreign Policy in Focus , Dec 23, 2009 It’s been a good decade for the Pentagon. The most recent numbers from Capitol Hill indicate that Pentagon spending (counting Iraq and Afghanistan) will reach over $630 billion in 2010. And that doesn’t even include the billions set aside for building ...1 day ago -
Obama and the Permanent War Budget
Nasir Khan blog —
Authority: 142
William Hartung, Foreign Policy in Focus , Dec 23, 2009 It’s been a good decade for the Pentagon. The most recent numbers from Capitol Hill indicate that Pentagon spending (counting Iraq and Afghanistan) will reach over $630 billion in 2010. And that doesn’t even include the billions set aside for building ...1 day ago -
Obama and the Permanent War Budget
Dr Nasir Khan —
Authority: 439
William Hartung, Foreign Policy in Focus , Dec 23, 2009 It’s been a good decade for the Pentagon. The most recent numbers from Capitol Hill indicate that Pentagon spending (counting Iraq and Afghanistan) will reach over $630 billion in 2010. And that doesn’t even include the billions set aside for building ...1 day ago -
Shocking the Hawks
New Wars —
Authority: 502
The 2010 US defense budget is a bitter spill to swallow, as it is so nostalgic, with weapons that wouldn’t have been unfamiliar in 1980. Tom Ricks says “give me a break”:I believe in a strong national defense. But I don’t think buying jets, ships, and anti-missile systems is necessarily the best way to improve ...1 day ago -
C-17 Continues To Provide For Boeing
Defense Procurement News —
Authority: 144
With the passage of the 2010 defense budget Boeing (BA) is assured of further production of the C-17 transport. Despite the wishes of the Obama...2 days ago -
10 Questions for the Deficit Commission
http://www.ourfuture.org/blog —
Authority: 657
It is possible that there is going to be a “deficit commission” to look for ways to reduce our country’s budget deficits. I have some questions for them to ask to help get things started in the right direction: 1) President Reagan increased Social Security taxes, but used that money to cut the very top tax ...2 days ago -
Paying for Afghanistan
Matthew Yglesias —
Authority: 792
David Obey’s proposal of a “war tax” to pay for escalation in Afghanistan was a nice way of dramatizing the point that military commitments have real costs. But as a way of paying for the war, it’s a bit undesirable. Rather than devote additional net resources to the military, it makes more sense as CAP’s ...2 days ago -
2010 Defense Budget Full Of Adds And Add Ons
Defense Procurement News —
Authority: 144
President Obama signed the defense budget this past weekend which includes about $630 billion in funding. Much of this is for Congressional...3 days ago -
Furore Over UK Defence Budget Shifts
War News Updates —
Authority: 161
Current cost of 15 major military projects has risen by £3.6 billion. From Defence Professionals: Is Britain carrying out a “Defence Review via the back door”? 10:40 GMT, December 17, 2009 defpro.com | On 15 December 2009, the UK Defence Secretary Bob Ainsworth announced a number of important changes in ...3 days ago -
US Senate approves 2010 military budget
DefenceTalk | Defense & Military News - Forums - Pictures - Weapons —
Authority: 545
Washington: The US Congress on Saturday sent US President Barack Obama a massive annual military spending bill that funds current operations in Afghanistan and pays for the troop withdrawal from Iraq. In a rare weekend vote, the Senate approved the 636.3-billion-dollar package, which cleared the House of ...3 days ago -
Albania Buys Eurocopters
Defense Procurement News —
Authority: 144
The former Eastern European satellite countries of the Soviet Union have made a hodgepodge of strides over the last twenty years to a more modern military. Some of the more Western ones like Czech Republic and Hungary have begun buying NATO standard weapons and equipment. Others due to their poor economies and ...4 days ago -
Counting the Costs of Modern War
New Wars —
Authority: 502
I thought this article from Reuters was a good finale to our week long discussion on becoming more frugal in defense procurement:…Afghanistan “is one of the most expensive, perhaps the most expensive, war in U.S. history,” says Todd Harrison of the Center for Strategic and Budgetary Assessments, a Washington ...6 days ago -
Carrier Alternative Weekly
New Wars —
Authority: 502
Why the Royal Navy ShrinksYour first guess to this question might be “lack of funds”. However, I beg to disagree, and instead point to headlines like the following:Navy’s fleet is cut in defence shake-up but carriers stayThese cuts mentioned are only two small warships. No big deal right? Yet, the consistent ...1 week ago -
Good News For Boeing And Lockheed Martin In 2010 Defense Funding Bill
Defense Procurement News —
Authority: 144
The details of the 2010 defense budget are emerging and like most years there are several compromises. These may conflict with the desires of the...1 week ago -
Canada Finds War Expensive
Defense Procurement News —
Authority: 144
Canadas defense budget has been growing due to its support of operations in Afghanistan. At the same time the country is investing money in...1 week ago -
Crisis In The U.K.s Defense Budget Hitting All Services
War News Updates —
Authority: 161
The government has agreed to budget for 22 new Chinook helicopters to increase air support on the frontline in Afghanistan. Photograph: Sean Clee/MoD/PA MoD Gets £1bn For Equipment But Will Lose Aircraft And Thousands Of Jobs -- The Guardian • Chinooks to arrive in 2013 as RAF Cottesmore to close • Plan ...1 week ago -
Ending the Defense Buffet
New Wars —
Authority: 502
Excellent list at National Defense Magazine detailing how out of sync Pentagon weapons’ programs are with the times within this past decade. One example:2004 Troops Confront Rumsfeld Over Lack of ArmorAt a December town hall meeting in Kuwait, a soldier put Secretary Rumsfeld on the spot when he asked why troops ...1 week ago -
Will the Knife Save the Navy?
New Wars —
Authority: 502
The cuts in the upcoming QDR mentioned earlier concerned the 2 supercarriers, the Marine Expeditionary Fighting Vehicle, and a great chunk of the Joint Strike Fighter buy. According to the Cato at Liberty blog, there’s even more trimming planned:The Navy’s draft ship-building plan apparently warns of massive cuts ...2 weeks ago -
No Surprise Personnel Costs Eating Defense Budget Which Affects Buying Hardware
Defense Procurement News —
Authority: 144
The U.S.defense budget is steadily seeing personnel costs grow to be the biggest part of it. That means without cutting back on people there will...2 weeks ago -
Obama Banishes F-22 from Photo Op: Elemendorf Alaska Hides F-22
Maggie's Notebook —
Authority: 591
One of the pride and joys of the military, the now defunded F-22, was banished from a photo op as Obama gave yet another speech at Alaskas Elmendorf Air Base. F-22 The F-22 was proudly awaiting the Presidents arrival, but presidential staff had it rushed out and an F-15 put in its place. The ...2 weeks ago
