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It lays out for the new president, Congress and the "think-tank" community in Washington a description of the scope and depth of our national defense problems, and - more importantly - it proposes solutions derived from the nature of the problems, rather than the willingness - or lack thereof - among politicians and bureaucrats in the Pentagon and Congress to address them.]]> 477820 4.00 3 1 2008 938015 159114938X 9781591149385 0 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1179629404m/938015.jpg http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1179629404s/938015.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/938015.Wastrels_of_Defense_How_Congress_Sabotages_U_S_Security 3.00 1 477820 4.00 3 1 2004 2960198 1932019111 9781932019117 0 http://www.goodreads.com/images/nocover-111x148.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/images/nocover-60x80.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/2960198.Mr_Smith_is_Dead_No_One_Stands_in_the_Way_as_Congress_Laces_Post_Sept_11_Defense_Bills_with_Pork 0.0 0 Up to a point. The line is crossed when the narrow interests of constituents and their legislators siphon off resources needed for critical national programs. In this volume, a strong case is presented that pork-barrel politics has become so excessive that Congress is undercutting national security, short-changing good programs, and leaving our citizens and our troops more vulnerable than they have to be. The argument, by a seasoned and respected insider, backed up by vulominous evidence gathered through firsthand observation and careful documentation, is tantamount to an indictment of contemporary congressional politics. The elevation of congressional self-promotion and narrow constituent interest over essential defense and anti-terrorism funding is literally putting lives in jeopardy.

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