National insecurity: the cost of American militarism 9780872865891, 0872865894

Table of contents :
American militarism, costs and consequences --
President Eisenhower's legacy --
George H.W. Bush's New World Order --
Clinton's problems with the Pentagon --
Bush's surrender to the Pentagon --
President Obama's deference to the military --
The Pentagon's grip on the intelligence community --
The Pentagon's phantom missile defense --
Defense spending: Eisenhower's "cross of iron" --
What needs to be done.

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