Operational UpdateU.S. Defense Secretary Robert M. Gates receives an operational update on the Ramadi area from U.S. Army Col.
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After Spending $1 Trillion On ‘Base’ Non-War Spending, Why Do We Have Nothing To Show For It? (A Commentary)
Posted by War News Updates Editor on September 1st, 2010
Operational UpdateU.S. Defense Secretary Robert M. Gates receives an operational update on the Ramadi area from U.S. Army Col.
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Comments OffPentagon Sees Budget Uncertainties Ahead
Posted by War News Updates Editor on August 12th, 2010
From Defense News/AFP:
By promising to drastically slash spending, the Pentagon hopes to convince the U.S. Congress not to reduce its colossal budget.
Posted in World News Tags: Afp, Ahead, Billion Dollars, Budgets, Climate, Closure, Congress, Defense News, Defense Secretary, Economy, Measures, Military Command, Pentagon, Pentagon Budget, Pipeline, Robert Gates, Secretary Robert, Trillion, u.s. military budget, Uncertainties, Unemployment Comments OffPentagon Budget Cutters Getting To Work
Posted by Bookyards on August 9th, 2010
GEOSPATIAL ADDRESS – Defense Secretary Robert M. Gates addresses the audience during the National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency ceremony to mark the changing of directors at the agency’s new east campus in Springfield, Va., Aug. Posted in World News Tags: Ap Pentagon, Budget Cutters, Budget Recommendations, Fox News, Geospatial Intelligence Agency, Letitia, Military Command, Military Commands, National Geospatial Intelligence, National Geospatial Intelligence Agency, New York Times, Pentagon Budget, Robert Gates, Secretary Robert, u.s. military budget, Usa Today, Vice Adm, Virginia Economy, Virginia Fox, Virginia Lawmakers, Washington Post Comments OffFighting Wars Is Not A Cheap Proposition
Posted by Bookyards on July 25th, 2010
The War: A Trillion Can Be Cheap — New York Times
WASHINGTON — Like everything else, war is a lot more expensive than it used to be.
The conflicts in Iraq and Afghanistan have cost Americans a staggering $1 trillion to date, second only in inflation-adjusted dollars to the $4 trillion price tag for World War II, when the United States put 16 million men and women into uniform and fought on three continents.
Sticker shock is the inevitable first reaction to the latest statistics on the costs of all major United States wars since the American Revolution, compiled by the Congressional Research Service and released late last month, and the figures promise to play into intensifying political and economic pressures to restrain the Pentagon budget.
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My Comment: Not fighting them can eventually be even more expensive.
Posted in Uncategorized Tags: Afghanistan, American Revolution, Conflicts In Iraq, Congressional Research Service, Economic Pressures, Lot, Men And Women, New York Times, Pentagon, Pentagon Budget, Price Tag, Statistics, Sticker Shock, Three Continents, Trillion, United American, United States, World War Ii Comments OffUpdate: Pentagon Getting Ready For Budget Cuts And
Posted by Bookyards on July 23rd, 2010
Pentagon Faces Growing Pressures to Trim Budget — New York TimesWASHINGTON — After nearly a decade of rapid increases in military spending, the Pentagon is facing intensifying political and economic pressures to restrain its budget, setting up the first serious debate since the terrorist attacks of 2001 about the size and cost of the armed services.
Lawmakers, administration officials and analysts said the combination of big budget deficits, the winding down of the war in Iraq and President Obama’s pledge to begin pulling troops from Afghanistan next year were leading Congress to contemplate reductions in Pentagon financing requests.
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More News On The Upcoming Budget Cuts For The Pentagon
Pentagon Budget Could Be Target For Cuts — NPR
Efficiency Experts Take on the Pentagon — Wall Street Journal
Democrats in Congress move to get their pound of flesh from the military while they still have time — Military & Aerospace
Business Board: Close U.S.
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