The U.S. House Republican 2012 budget proposal represents the ceiling for talks on national security spending next year even as it leaves the Obama administration’s original $671 billion request intact,…
Yearly Archives: 2011
U.S. Republican Budget Sets Likely Ceiling for Defense Spending
April 6, 2011 • In the News • Original: Bloomberg
The Enduring Costs of Continuing Resolutions
April 5, 2011 • In the News • Original: Aviation Week
Come the end of this week, the Federal government might actually—for real this time—shut down for lack of a budget. Congress is debating a measure today that would fund the…
Libya’s Rebels Will Need Training
March 31, 2011 • In the News • Original: Agence France-Presse
If the West decides to arm Libya’s disorganized rebel forces, they will have to deploy trainers on the ground and not merely deliver crates of weapons, former US officers and…
Next Terror Attack Could Involve These New Toys
March 30, 2011 • In the News • Original: Bloomberg
The United States ended the Cold War the way a master pilot lands a fighter jet, in a sort of ecstasy of precision and the gradual reduction of force. Today,…
The Cost of U.S. Military Action in Libya
March 28, 2011 • In the News • Original: PBS Nightly Business Report
U.S. warplanes, Suzanne, ships and missiles have been striking against Libya for more than a week now/…/ While NATO has agreed to take over the mission and take full command,…