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As more and more Americans fall into poverty and the global economy spirals downward, the U. What are the consequences and what can be done? Drawing from his first-hand experience with war planners and intelligence strategists, Goodman offers an insider's critique of the U. He outlines a much needed vision for how to alter our military policy, practices and spending in order to better position the U.
Goodman is not only telling us how to save wasted billions—he is also telling us how to save ourselves. Hersh, The New Yorker. But he doesn't just lament this dangerous condition -- he provides a road map for demilitarizing our security policy at abroad and at home.
United States -- Military policy -- Decision making -- History. Main content page count Upon leaving the White House in , President Eisenhower famously warned Americans about the dangers of a "military industrial complex," and was clearly worried about the destabilizing effects of a national economy based on outsized investments in military spending. As more and more Americans fall But Goodman also tells us, with fresh information and insight, about the CIA's successes in those years and, most importantly, he names names again and again.
He outlines a much needed vision for how to alter our military policy, practices, and spending in order to better position the United States globally and enhance prosperity and security at home. A former professor of international security at the National War College and an intelligence adviser to strategic disarmament talks in the s, he is the author of several books, including the critically acclaimed The Failure of Intelligence.
A year CIA veteran examines how recent presidents have handled the military and defense spending. As he left office in , President Dwight Eisenhower gave a farewell address in which he warned Goodman is not only telling us how to save wasted billions--he The Cost of American Militarism.
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Goodman is not only telling us how to save wasted billions--he is also telling us how to save ourselves. National Insecurity provides a clear, compelling and sobering look under the hood of the secretive U. Allow this favorite library to be seen by others Keep this favorite library private. Find a copy in the library Finding libraries that hold this item Melvin A Goodman Find more information about: Publisher Synopsis "In this impassioned expose of the astronomical costs of America's defense policy, former CIA analyst Goodman demonstrates how post--cold war neoconservatives User-contributed reviews Add a review and share your thoughts with other readers.
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