Feb 14, 2008
In the early months of 2008, the Washington debate over what to do next in Iraq has revolved around two important issues: post-"surge" troop levels and a long-term security pact between the United States and Iraq. Both issues have significant political implications, especially in the middle of a closely contested election year.
Feb 6, 2008
By adopting a piecemeal approach to the 2009 Iraq war budget, President Bush is thumbing his nose not just at Democrats but at Republicans as well. There is only one explanation for this move: Bush has decided to play serious hardball with the war budget in an attempt to dump responsibility for Iraq in the next president's lap.
Feb 6, 2008
The sale of high-tech Joint Direct Attack Munitions weaponry to Saudi Arabia, unveiled in January 2008 as part of a larger $20 billion U.S. weapons package headed to the Middle East, is yet another example of the United States substituting arms sales for vigorous international diplomacy.
Feb 4, 2008
On February 4, the Bush Administration submitted its request for $515.4 billion for the Department of Defense in Fiscal Year 2009, which begins on October 1, 2008. This is $35.9 billion more than current levels, an inflation-adjusted increase of 5.4 percent. The new request also includes $70 billion in funding for ongoing military operations in Iraq and Afghanistan. Click here to read Christopher Hellman and Travis Sharp's breakdown of the new Pentagon budget request.
Feb 1, 2008
A recent report issued by the congressionally-mandated Commission on the National Guard and Reserves concluded that there is an "appalling gap" in our readiness to defend ourselves against a catastrophic event within our borders.
Feb 1, 2008
This compilation briefly summarizes Congressional action on key national security issues in 2007, including funding for Reliable Replacement Warhead, nuclear nonproliferation, missile defense, Iran, the Department of Defense, and ongoing military operations in Iraq and Afghanistan.
Jan 29, 2008
This new Center for Arms Control and Non-Proliferation fact sheet explains the dangers of a long-term U.S. security commitment to Iraq.
Jan 16, 2008
When asked on January 11 if the U.S. presence in Iraq would continue for another ten years, President Bush responded "It could easily be that. Absolutely." What Bush didn't mention was that keeping 55,000 U.S. troops in Iraq through 2018 will push the aggregate cost for the war over one trillion dollars.
Jan 16, 2008
Many commentators have glorified Gen. David H. Petraeus's counterinsurgency manual as the second coming of George Kennan's famous "X" article. This effusive praise is largely a consequence of our need to derive a political narrative from the fog of war.
Jan 14, 2008
On January 14, 2008 the Bush administration initiated the formal 30-day notification process for the proposed sale of 900 Joint Direct Attack Munitions (JDAMs) to Saudi Arabia. The sale of this JDAM technology, part of a larger $20 billion arms deal first announced in July 2007, is aimed squarely at U.S. efforts to contain Iran. In this new report by Travis Sharp and Katie Mounts, learn how the United States continues to use deadly technologies as the currency of friendship with foreign nations.
Jan 11, 2008
Just before leaving town for the holiday break, Congress approved an additional $70 billion for military operations in Iraq and Afghanistan, bringing the total amount they've appropriated since 2001 to $700 billion. This astronomical sum surpasses the cost of the whole Vietnam War ($670 billion) in inflation-adjusted dollars.
Jan 7, 2008
A new Center video presents the costs of the war in Iraq and Afghanistan in U.S. taxpayers' dollars, U.S. lives, and the lives Iraqi civilians.
Dec 28, 2007
Congress's failure to end the disastrous Iraq War in 2007 masked a series of less visible but nonetheless important triumphs on national security issues.
Dec 20, 2007
Congress just approved $70 billion in "bridge" funding for ongoing U.S. military operations in Iraq and Afghanistan. The total cost for these wars now totals $700 billion, becoming the second costliest conflict in American history after only World War II.
Dec 13, 2007
Two new reports raise further questions about the long-term sustainability of security progress in Iraq. The inability of the Iraqi Security Forces to function without support from the United States raises serious concerns about Iraq's future sovereignty.
Dec 12, 2007
The House and Senate conferees completed their work on H.R. 1585, the FY'08 Defense Authorization bill, on December 6. The bill includes $506.9 billion for the Department of Defense. The full House is expected to take up consideration of the legislation on Wednesday, December 12.
Nov 13, 2007
On November 8, lawmakers released a $50 billion "bridge" or temporary funding bill for military operations in Iraq and Afghanistan. The bill also contains Iraq policy language.
Oct 24, 2007
If one includes debt service costs in long-term U.S. deployment scenarios, the total cost for U.S. operations in Iraq and Afghanistan will reach between $1.765 trillion and $2.365 trillion by 2017.
Oct 23, 2007
In a surge of realism, the Senate has voted 75-23 to acknowledge that Iraq has broken up and cannot be put back together.
Sep 28, 2007
On September 17, a Marine Corps aviation squadron of 10 MV-22 Ospreys sailed for Iraq onboard the USS Wasp, a small Navy amphibious assault ship.
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