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National Insecurity
The Cost of American Militarism
Melvin A. Goodman
- 464 pages
- English
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National Insecurity
The Cost of American Militarism
Melvin A. Goodman
Ă propos de ce livre
"Mel Goodman has spent the last few decades telling us what's gone wrong with American intelligence and the American military, and now, in National Insecurity, he tells us what we must do to change the way the system works, and how to fix it. Goodman is not only telling us how to save wasted billionsâhe is also telling us how to save ourselves."âSeymour M. Hersh, The New Yorker
Upon leaving the White House in 1961, President Eisenhower famously warned Americans about the dangers of a "military industrial complex, " and was clearly worried about the destabilizing effects of a national economy based on outsized investments in military spending. As more and more Americans fall into poverty and the global economy spirals downward, the United States is spending more on the military than ever before. What are the consequences and what can be done?
Melvin A. Goodman, a twenty-four-year veteran of the CIA, brings peerless authority to his argument that US military spending is indeed making Americans poorer and less secure while undermining our political standing in the world. Drawing from his firsthand experience with war planners and intelligence strategists, Goodman offers an insider's critique of the US military economy from President's Eisenhower's farewell warning to Barack Obama's expansion of the military's power. He outlines a much needed vision for how to alter our military policy, practices and spending in order to better position the United States globally and enhance prosperity and security at home.
Melvin A. Goodman is the Director of the National Security Project at the Center for International Policy. A former professor of international security at the National War College and an intelligence adviser to strategic disarmament talks in the 1970s, he is the author of several books, including the critically acclaimed The Failure of Intelligence.
Foire aux questions
Informations
Table des matiĂšres
- Cover Page
- Titel Page
- Copyright
- Dedication
- Contents
- Introduction American Militarism, Costs and Consequences
- One President Eisenhowerâs Legacy
- Two President George H.W. Bushâs New World Order
- Three Clintonâs Problems with the Pentagon
- Four Bushâs Surrender to the Pentagon
- Five President Obamaâs Deference to the Military
- Six The Pentagonâs Grip on the Intelligence Community
- Seven The Pentagonâs Phantom Missile Defense
- Eight Defense Spending: Eisenhowerâs âCross of Ironâ
- Nine What Needs to Be Done
- Endnotes
- Index
- About the Author