Article - /pressroom/articles/2010/06/11/defense-spending-cuts/
June 11, 2010 - ...ustainable Defense Task Force presented the findings of its report on the Pentagon's possible contribution to deficit reduction. They focused on recommendations for areas in which budget cuts could be...
Article - /pressroom/articles/2010/06/08/us-war-costs-1-trillion-and-counting/
June 8, 2010 - ...spending on the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan recently passed the $1 trillion mark, making them the biggest wartime expenditure since World War II, according to a new report.
Article - /pressroom/articles/2010/06/07/how-to-close-the-deficit/
June 7, 2010 - ...us their ire on social programs mostly, with a nod towards "pork barrel" spending, as long as the projects aren't directly benefiting their districts. We constantly hear how Social Security and Medica...
Article - /pressroom/articles/2010/06/06/cost-of-war-tops-1-trillion/
June 6, 2010 - The combined total cost of the ongoing wars in Iraq and Afghanistan was projected to exceed $1 trillion on May 30, according to the National Priorities Project. The United States has appropriated $747...
Article - /pressroom/articles/2010/06/03/iraq-and-afghanistan-crossing-the-1-trillion-mark/
June 3, 2010 - ...Defense Spending in FY2011.
Analysis - /analysis/2010/npps-federal-priorities-database-gets-update/
June 2, 2010 - ...spending data accompanied by budget area indicators.
Article - /pressroom/articles/2010/05/31/can-we-afford-to-be-the-bank-of-afghanistan-r-us-i/
May 31, 2010 - World Map, showing Failed States according to ...Image via Wikipedia
Article - /pressroom/articles/2010/05/30/defense-spending-the-top-priority-critics-fear/
May 30, 2010 - ...defense spender for another year, and the Cost of War counter inches toward the $1 trillion mark, community activists bemoan the priorities of the Obama administration.
Article - /pressroom/articles/2010/05/30/the-iraq-and-afghanistan-wars-mutilated-our-econom/
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Article - /pressroom/articles/2010/05/24/us-house-readies-for-battle-over-fighter-engine/
May 24, 2010 - ...use votes on the defense spending bill. The debate underscores massive resistance to Defense Secretary Robert Gates' plans to cancel programs and tamp down healthcare and personnel costs."Congress and...
Article - /pressroom/articles/2010/05/20/tomgram-christopher-hellman-is-the-pentagon-finall/
May 20, 2010 - ...used of improprieties of all sorts. As it happened, the Army made its announcement, noted Tony Capaccio of Bloomberg News, "only hours after the Justice Department said it will pursue a lawsuit accus...
Article - /pressroom/articles/2010/05/18/bullets-and-bombs-are-bringing-destruction-to-fore/
May 18, 2010 - ...use severe destruction in foreign lands and in America at the same time? Is that not impossible? It's not only possible, but it's happening right before our eyes. While bullets and bombs are raining d...
Article - /pressroom/articles/2010/05/13/budget-according-to-mccain-part-i/
May 13, 2010 - Summary
Article - /pressroom/articles/2010/05/12/victory-in-afghanistan-a-fools-dream/
May 12, 2010 - ongress is being asked to vote on another appropriations bill for billions more dollars to fund military operations in Afghanistan despite reservations among many members about the corrupt regime of A...
Article - /pressroom/articles/2010/05/10/gates-we-can-cut-military-spending/
May 10, 2010 - Well, he didn't exactly say that. But in his speech last Saturday at the Eisenhower Library, Obama Secretary of Defense Robert Gates acknowledged that the United States has such a huge lead in convent...
Article - /pressroom/articles/2010/05/09/the-folly-of-nation-building/
May 9, 2010 - Since 9-11, American foreign policy has become markedly interventionist and excessively costly. According to the National Priorities Project, Congress to date has allocated $747.3 billion to the war i...
Article - /pressroom/articles/2010/04/30/high-speed-rail-a-national-security-priority/
April 30, 2010 - By Paul Scaglia
Article - /pressroom/articles/2010/04/22/guns-vs-butter-2010/
April 22, 2010 - See if you can identify the bleeding heart liberal who said this:
Article - /pressroom/articles/2010/04/22/unmanned-space-plane-opening-door-to-space-weaponi/
April 22, 2010 - ...Defense Department's auspices. It eventually found a home in the Air Force. The ensuing shroud of secrecy fed speculation that the U.S. military was interested in weaponizing space. So, what is the li...
Article - /pressroom/articles/2010/04/21/2010-us-spending-priorities-58-to-military/
April 21, 2010 - ...US Spending Priorities: 58% to Military Rady Ananda Recently, Live Science published a chart showing the US spends about one-fifth of its budget on the military (aka 'defense'). But this view hides h...
