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Council on Foreign Relations
December 2007
On Sale: December 17, 2007
112 pages
ISBN: 0876093144
EAN: 9780876093146
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Non-Fiction
In the wake of the September 11 attacks and the ensuing war
on terrorism, the United States began a massive buildup in
its defense budget. However, there was little public debate
about the possible alternatives to the sweeping budget
increases proposed by the Bush administration. A useful
guide to teachers, students, and the general reader
interested in defense, this book lays out the best case for
four different options, each of which could serve as the
organizing principle for future U.S. defense plans and
budgets. This Council Policy Initiative presents these
choices as presidential speeches so that they can be read
and understood by interested Americans. The speeches are
preceded by a memo that explains the strengths, weaknesses,
and politics of each alternative. The aim is to involve
Americans in thinking about and debating their national
security. Lawrence J. Korb is director of National Security
Studies at the Council of Foreign Relations.
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