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October 16, 2008

Goodbye to Defense’s Gilded Age?

by Travis Sharp Published in Foreign Policy in Focus on October 15, 2008 The recently passed financial bailout package has drawn the ire of citizens throughout the United States. Both conservatives and liberals have condemned Congress and the White House for rescuing Wall Street titans, who caused the economic death spiral in the first place, […]

Posted in: Pentagon Budget, Press & In the News on Pentagon Budget, Security Spending

October 2, 2008

Putting the Financial Rescue Package in Perspective

by Travis Sharp The $700 billion financial bailout package has drawn the ire of citizens throughout the United States. Both conservatives and liberals have voiced concern that the package bails out Wall Street titans, who caused the financial crisis in the first place, by placing an enormous burden on middle- and working-class taxpayers. At a […]

Posted in: Factsheets & Analysis on Pentagon Budget, Pentagon Budget, Security Spending

September 25, 2008

Analysis of FY2009 Defense Appropriations in the Consolidated Security, Disaster Assistance, and Continuing Appropriations Act (CR) for FY2009

by Travis Sharp SUMMARY With members of Congress eager to leave town for the campaign trail, and Fiscal Year (FY) 2009 starting on October 1, Congress slapped together a consolidated appropriations package that includes several appropriations bills and a continuing resolution (known as a ‘CR’) all rolled into one. A CR is designed to fund […]

Posted in: Factsheets & Analysis on Pentagon Budget, Issue Center, Pentagon Budget

September 24, 2008

Analysis of House-Senate Agreement on the FY2009 Defense Authorization Bill (S.3001)

by Travis Sharp and John Isaacs   SUMMARY Facing both a full workload before leaving town for the campaign trail and ongoing member objections to earmarks, Congress decided to skip the normal conference procedure for the Fiscal Year (FY) 2009 Defense Authorization bill (S.3001). Working together, the House and Senate produced a joint bill that now must […]

Posted in: Factsheets & Analysis on Pentagon Budget, Issue Center, Pentagon Budget

September 10, 2008

Amidst Major Buildup, Iraq Now Seeks 36 F-16 Fighter Jets

by Travis Sharp In early September, several news outlets reported that Iraq is interested in buying 36 F-16 fighter jets from the United States. This proposed sale is the latest development in an intense push by the United States and Iraq to transform the Iraqi military into a legitimate fighting force. Recent weapons acquisition proposals […]

Posted in: Factsheets & Analysis on Pentagon Budget, Factsheets on Middle East, Middle East

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