An update on arms control, national security, and politics from Council for a Livable World and the Center for Arms Control and Non-Proliferation What’s News: Off-Budget Gimmicks Pass Through Congress…For Now After successfully avoiding a government shutdown (to December, at least), both chambers of Congress turned to voting on the National Defense Authorization Act conference report. […]
VICE News : John Isaacs Quoted on Overseas Contingency Operations
There’s a Fight Brewing Over the Pentagon’s ‘Slush Fund’ by Matt Yurus The Pentagon’s war-fighting funds were supposed to shrink, and ultimately disappear, as the military’s efforts in Afghanistan and Iraq wound down — but the opposite is happening. Congress’s 2016 defense policy bill would increase the Overseas Contingency Operations (OCO) account by $38 billion, bringing […]
Here We Go Again
Afghanistan – the war that will never end, the war that will never be won. What started out as an understandable response against terrorist groups operating out of Afghanistan that launched attacks on the United States has transformed into a longest -running overseas war in American history. The Vietnam War lasted about 10 years; U.S. […]
Defense Authorization Overview and Update
On May 15, the House approved the FY 2016 NDAA by 296 to 151. Before the final vote, the House considered 135 amendments, but the Republican leadership refused to permit votes on many key amendments. On June 18, the Senate approved the authorization bill 71-25. Of the 600 amendments filed, only 58 were voted upon. There were […]
Greg Terryn: Rep. Westmoreland is Mistaken on Iran Deal
Greg Terryn sets the record straight on a comment from Rep. Westmoreland (R-Georgia) on the Iran nuclear deal.
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