This War Really Matters
Subtitle: Inside the Fight for Defense Dollars
Publisher: CQ Press
Published: November 1999
Language: eng
Format: Paperback
Number of pages: 239
ISBN-13: 9781568024608
Subjects: Political economy; War & defence operations; United States.; Politics/International Relations; Military Science; U.S. Government - Intelligence Agencies; U.S. Lobbies And Interest Groups; Political Science; Politics / Current Events; USA; Political Freedom & Security - International Secur; Government - U.S. Government; Armed Forces; Public Policy - Economic Policy; Military - Weapons; United States; Appropriations and expenditure; Appropriations and expenditures; Dept. of Defense
Description: "This War Really Matters gives readers a close-up view of the battle between the 105th Congress and the Pentagon as they worked to agree on a $250 billion defense budget. The author also looks ahead with an analytical eye to the difficulties of planning for a changing and largely unknown threat in the next century. He asks tough questions that are necessary to address: Are we ready for future wars? Does the Pentagon need more money, or can it do more with less?

Which weapons are really needed and which are tied to pork barrel politics?"--BOOK JACKET.