Professor Paul Rogers outlines the terrifying augmentation of American military force under President Donald Trump.
Professor Paul Rogers on the Trump wars era
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President Donald “Blowback” Trump: From Iraq to America
The election of Donald J. Trump can be traced in part to blowback from the USA invasion of Iraq in 2003.
$40 billion later and missile defence still doesn’t work
Missile Defence Agency officials and contractors continue to lie with impunity to Congress and the public over the manifold technical problems of GMD.
Little oversight for security contracts: U.S. Senate report
According to the U.S. Senate Armed Services Committee, the Pentagon has little oversight over contracted security deals in Afghanistan and, as a result, local security deals between Western companies, American military commanders, and Afghan warlords with close connections to the Taliban are being made (James Risen, “Afghans Linked to the Taliban Guard U.S. Bases,” New York […]
Pentagon requests record $708 billion budget
The Obama administration on Monday requested Congressional approval for a record $708 billion in military spending for fiscal year 2011. Defense Secretary Robert Gates stressed the need for the Pentagon to prepare for a broader range of approaching security challenges while continuing to fund two ongoing wars and also expanding operations in Yemen and Somalia, where […]