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Book Sources Clancy, Tom, Gen. Tony Zinni, and Tony Koltz. Battle Ready. New York: G. P. Putnam’s Sons, 2004. The book bias towards the ideas and opinions of General Zinni, since he is the one who is obviously offering the military expertise of the book. Analysis includes thoughts on the future of the military taking into account the incidents of 9/11 and the war on terror. The work begins with operation Desert Fox in 1998 during the Clinton administration. Its coverage concludes with the incidents on the War on Terror up through 2003. The audience is the general audience as well as students. The role of Clancy is obviously to make the general’s ideas and words more accessible to the general reader. There is an index. Dunnigan, James. Digital Soldiers: The Evolution of High-Tech Weaponry and Tomorrow’s Brave New Battlefield. New York: St. Martin’s Press, 1996 James Dunnigan serves as an advisor to State Deparment, Army War College, National Defense Univeristy, CIA, and the Naval Post Graduate School. There is obvious bias in that his strong ties to the military tend to give him a favorable opinion of the capacities of that institution. It is relevant in examining the general trends of technological development. The main focuses of the book are the historical use of weapons and technology, the current and future advanced weaponry, and the impact this will have on society as well as funding these advancements. The text is written to be accessible to students and scholars.
Kean, Thomas, Lee Hamilton, Richard Ben-Veniste, Bob Kerrey, Fred Fielding, John Lehman, Jamie Gorelick, Timothy Roemer, Slade Gorton, and James Thompson. The 9/11 Commission Report. New York: W.W. Norton and Company, 2004. Written by the National Commission on Terror, consisting of Thomas H. Kean, Lee H. Hamilton, and others, all experts in their fields, the intention of the report is to provide an unbiased analysis of the security and intelligence failures leading up to 9/11 and a list of proposals to amend them. Recently completed and released in 2004, it is current and very much significant to the issue of the future of the investment of money and resources into military development. The main points covered involve the intelligence—or lack thereof—leading up to the 9/11 attacks, and the recommendation for improvement suggested by the plan. Internet Sources "Borgen Project: Bringing Global Issues to the Masses." Borgen Project, Inc. 20 Oct 2004. www.borgenproject.org The Borgen Project gives a clear understanding of the areas in which federal spending is directly placed. The difference between educational, healthcare, and military funding are discussed, and therefore, they are very helpful when deciding the benefits and priority of each issue.
"CDI - Center for Defense Information." The Center for Defense Information. 20 Oct 2004. <www.cdi.org>. This website offers varying types of information that are useful when researching and obtaining data and articles on aspects of the military. Within the website, articles can be viewed on topics as broad as international space exploration down to specific details on the United States' military spending. This offers a strong connection between the United States and the federal spending of other countries. Within this website, there are also many graphs and tables which are useful when comparing the areas of the United State's federal spending.
"ED.GOV." The U.S. Department of Education. 20 Oct 2004. <www.ed.gov/index.jhtml>. Factual information on the governmental spending towards the nation's educational resources is presented by the Department of Education. Within this website, a viewer can access information about the specific areas of educational training, as well as, information about the federal budget and specified plans for future adjustments.
"FAS - Federation of American Scientists." Federation of American Scientists. 20n Oct 2004. <www.fas.org>. A large collection of articles pertaining to the use of weapons and
arms sales. These articles can be seen as helpful in deciding the positive
and negative aspects to federal spending on military warfare. Articles Bacon Jr., Perry, and Douglas Waller. Putting it in Context. Time;Vol. 163 Issue 10, p16. 3/8/2004.http://search.epnet.com/login.aspx?direct=true&AuthType=cookie,ip,url,uid&db=aph&n=12395568 In a brief article, Bacon and Waller describe certain views of the two major 2004 presidential candidates by looking at the facts behind certain charges made against them. Such charges include voting to cut spending on defenses and not spending enough on education.
Gold, David. Fewer Jobs, Slower Growth: Military Spending Drains the Economy. Dollars & Sense, Issue 242. July 1, 2002 In this article, Gold looks at exactly why the United States spends what it does on the military but claims that this type of spending cannot be justified with the economy the way it is. He goes on to discuss how military spending affects the economy in both positive and negative ways on both global and domestic scales.
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alter post-9/11 world". USA Today. 9/27/2004. USA Today conducts an interview with World Bank President James Wolfensohn, about the effect the events of September 11 has had the world. In the interview, Wolfenshon spends a little time discussing the amount of money being spent by the world and the United States for military purposes. He also mentions other areas that could possibly be a better use for such a large fund.
Isaacs, John. No more blank checks. Bulletin of the Atomic Scientists, Vol. 60 Issue 3, p18 . May/Jun2004. <http://search.epnet.com/login.aspx?direct=true&AuthType= cookie,ip,url,uid&db=aph&an=12915082> Isaacs looks at how much and what for all of the defense spending money is going toward today and discusses the military budget proposed for 2005 by President Bush. He gives a few opinions on the issue, including the positions of the two major 2004 presidential candidates and other important members of the Senate. He states what they think should be done with all of the money being spent on defense.
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