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Explores the peacetime condition of the U.S. military as, without clear goals, it begins to slowly consume itself
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"The U.S. military-industrial complex, as we have known it, is in the process of devouring itself, literally and tangibly. The awesome interlocking structure of armed forces, industrial interests, and political alliances that has sprawled across American public life and purpose for two generations cannot endure for long," writes Rolling Stone correspondent William Greider in the introduction to Fortress America. Although shorter than his previous books on the Federal Reserve and the global economy, Fortress America is vintage Greider: strong reporting and sharp analysis on a topic of current and compelling interest. Greider doesn't address U.S. defense strategy so much as the perverse economics underlying the American military establishment. Costs and commitments forever escalate as basic military readiness deteriorates. The Pentagon continues to request next-generation fighter aircraft and Congress agrees to fund them even as fundamental training exercises go wanting. The problem isn't that the United States will lose its next war, but that massive waste and incredible redundancy make national defense a pricey behemoth. Greider calls for a fundamental reordering of priorities; this is an argument Washington--and, increasingly, the public--cannot ignore. --John J. Miller
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"What I've tried to do in this book is offer a vivid tour of the everyday contradictions familiar to men and women in uniform and within the vast industrial system that produces U.S. weaponry. I am trying to portray this great national dilemma in tangible, human terms. For nearly fifty years, [our] purpose was organized. . .by the unifying struggle of the Cold War. Now we must find a new purpose, a new politics, a new set of principles."
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- PublisherPublicAffairs
- Publication date1998
- ISBN 10 1891620096
- ISBN 13 9781891620096
- BindingHardcover
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- Number of pages224
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