01622nam 2200373 a 450 991079158610332120220922174147.00-8018-9842-0(CKB)2560000000048268(OCoLC)647927706(CaPaEBR)ebrary10386314(MiAaPQ)EBC3318566(EXLCZ)99256000000004826820150424d2010 uy 0engur|||---|||||Irrational security the politics of defense from Reagan to Obama /Daniel WirlsBaltimore, MDJohns Hopkins University Press20101 online resource (xi, 239 pages)0-8018-9439-5 List of Figures; Preface; 1 IRRATIONAL SECURITY; 2 AFTER THE COLD WAR: From Buildup to Bottom-Up; 3 WHAT COMES DOWN MUST GO UP: Clinton and the Politics of Military Spending; 4 FROM AMBITION TO EMPIRE: Bush and Military Policy before and after 9/11; 5 HIDDEN IN PLAIN SIGHT: The Bush Military Buildup; 6 PAYING THE PRICE: From Bush to Obama; Notes; IndexNational securityUnited StatesHistory20th centuryNational securityUnited StatesHistory21st centuryUnited StatesMilitary policyUnited StatesArmed ForcesAppropriations and expendituresUnited StatesPolitics and governmentNational securityHistoryNational securityHistoryWirls Daniel1960-1571847AzTeSBOOK9910791586103321Irrational security3846394UNINA