false http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1175836340m/565027.jpg 565027 2 "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 <I>Rolling Stone</I> correspondent William Greider in the introduction to <I>Fortress America</I>. Although shorter than his previous books on the Federal Reserve and the global economy, <I>Fortress America</I> 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. <I>--John J. Miller</I> 552138 1998 Fortress America: The American Military and the Consequences of Peace total:7|5:1|4:4|3:1|2:1| 7 26 14 3 565027 1891620452 9781891620454 7 3 3.71 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1175836340m/565027.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/565027.Fortress_America_The_American_Military_and_the_Consequences_of_Peace 4 0 false Sat Feb 28 00:00:00 -0800 2009 Sat Feb 28 16:24:33 -0800 2009 Sat Feb 28 16:26:26 -0800 2009 565027 1891620452 9781891620454 7 3 3.71 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1175836340m/565027.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/565027.Fortress_America_The_American_Military_and_the_Consequences_of_Peace 4 0 false Mon Jun 23 08:16:03 -0700 2008 Thu May 29 07:59:07 -0700 2008 Mon Jun 23 08:16:03 -0700 2008 Fortress America does a very good job at describing how our economy is reliant on runaway defense spending. Written in 2000, Greider asks us why we had continued to spend as if the Cold war never happened.

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